The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form a group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Speaking descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, some of their languages were recorded in the form of 'glyphs' of a Mayan script.
Languages The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.
Language Speakers Year Countries Achi 2019 census (Baja Verapaz) Akatek 2019-2020 (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas) Awakatek 2019 census (Huehuetenango), Chicomuceltec extinct (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas) Chontal 2020 census (Tabasco) Chuj 2019-2020 (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas) Chʼol 2020 census (Chiapas) Chʼoltiʼ extinct , Chʼortiʼ 2000 , extinct (Chiapas) Itzaʼ 2023 (El Petén) Ixil 2019 census (El Quiché), Jakaltek 2019 (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas), Kaqchikel 2019 census , (Chiapas) Kʼicheʼ 2020 , Lacandon 2020 (Chiapas) Mam 2019-2020 , (Chiapas) Maya (Yucatec) 2010-2014 , Mochoʼ 2020 (Chiapas) Mopan 2014-2019 , (El Petén) Poqomam 2019 census Poqomchiʼ 2019 census (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché) Qʼanjobʼal 2019 (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas) Qʼeqchiʼ 2020 , , Sakapultek 2019 (El Quiché) Sipakapense 2019 census (San Marcos) Tektitek 2019 (Huehuetenango), (Chiapas) Tének 2020 census (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz) Tojol-abʼal 2020 census (Chiapas) Tzeltal 2020 census (Chiapas) Tzotzil 2020 census (Chiapas) Tzʼutujil 2019 census Uspantek 2019 (El Quiché)
In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.
See also Mesoamerican languages Mesoamerican Linguistic Area List of Oto-Manguean languages
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