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Awakatek people

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Awakatek (Aguacateco)
Qatanum
Total population
11,068[1]
Regions with significant populations
 GuatemalaHuehuetenango
 MexicoChiapas
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 Awakatek language is related to the Ixil language.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ See population census of 2002: "XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ See Gordon (2005): "Ethnologue: Languages of the World - Awakateko, A language of Guatemala". SIL International. 2005. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.

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