Awakatek people

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Awakatek (Aguacateco)
Total population
11,068[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Guatemala Huehuetenango
 Mexico Chiapas
Languages

Awakatek, Spanish

Religion

Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion

The Awakatek (Aguacateco) are a Maya people in Guatemala, primarily located in the municipality of Aguacatán (Huehuetenango). Their native language is also called Awakatek and is related to the Ixil language.[2]

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[edit] References

Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005) (online version). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (Fifteenth edition ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. OCLC 60338097. http://www.ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
"XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. http://www.ine.gob.gt/Nesstar/Censo2002/survey0/dataSet/dataFiles/dataFile1/var26.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 


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