ISO 639-3 · itzitz
Central American Indian languages family · extinct or historical language
Itza’
Itza’ is an extinct or historical language of the Yucatecan branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
itz- Glottocode
itza1241- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Itza’ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Itzá, Itza, Itza’ language, Itzaj, Itza' |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Itza’
The branches above Itza’, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Guatemala
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