ISO 639-3 · ixlixl
Central American Indian languages family
Ixil
Ixil is a language of the Mamean branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. Wikidata counts about 92,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ixl- Glottocode
ixil1251- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ixil |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ixil language |
| All speakers | 92,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Ixil
The branches above Ixil, 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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