ISO 639-3 · jacjac
Central American Indian languages family
Jakaltek
Jakaltek is a language of the Q'anjobalan branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. Wikidata counts 33,000 first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Mayan language of Mexico and Guatemala spoken by the Jakaltek people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jac- Glottocode
popt1235- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
33,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Jakaltek |
|---|---|
| Also called | Popti', Jakalteko, Jakaltek language |
| L1 speakers | 33,000 (2019) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Jakaltek
The branches above Jakaltek, 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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