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The Mayan languages are a family of languages spoken by the Maya people . The Maya form a group of approximately 7 million people descendant from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. They speak descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, and 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
Chontal
36,810
2010 census
Mexico (Tabasco )
Ch'ol
212,117
2010 census
Mexico (Chiapas )
Ch'orti'
30,000
2000
Guatemala , Honduras
Ch'olti'
0
Extinct
Guatemala , Belize
Tzeltal
445,856
2010 census
Mexico (Chiapas )
Tzotzil
404,704
2010 census
Mexico (Chiapas )
Chicomuceltec
0
Extinct
Mexico (Chiapas ), Guatemala (Huehuetenango )
Huastec
161,120
2010 census
Mexico (San Luis Potosi , Veracruz )
Chuj
61,630
2003-2011
Guatemala (Huehuetenango ), Mexico (Chiapas )
Tojolab'al
51,733
2010 census
Mexico (Chiapas )
Jakaltek
34,500
2000-2003
Guatemala (Huehuetenango ), Mexico (Chiapas ),
Q'anjob'al
148,340
2003-2010
Guatemala (Huehuetenango ), Mexico (Chiapas )
Akatek
45,430
2003-2011
Guatemala (Huehuetenango ), Mexico (Chiapas )
Mocho’
30
2011
Mexico (Chiapas )
Awakatek
9,610
2003 census
Guatemala (Huehuetenango )
Ixil
83,600
2003 census
Guatemala (El Quiché )
Mam
488,500
2003-2011
Guatemala , Mexico (Chiapas )
Tektitek
1,211
2000-2003
Guatemala (Huehuetenango ), Mexico (Chiapas )
Q'eqchi'
733,600
2003-2014
Guatemala , Belize
Poqomam
11,300
2003 census
Guatemala
Poqomchi'
92,900
2003 census
Guatemala (Alta Verapaz , Baja Verapaz , El Quiché )
Achi
82,600
2003 census
Guatemala (Baja Verapaz )
K'iche'
2,330,000
2000
Guatemala
Kaqchikel
445,000
2003 census
Guatemala
Tz’utujil
63,200
2003 census
Guatemala
Sakapultek
15,000
2006
Guatemala (El Quiché )
Sipakapense
5,690
2003 census
Guatemala (San Marcos )
Uspantek
2,000
2013
Guatemala (El Quiché )
Itza'
1,090
2003 census
Guatemala (El Petén )
Mopan
13,060
2003-2014
Belize , Guatemala (El Petén )
Lacandon
600
2015
Mexico (Chiapas )
Yucatec
812,633
2010-2014
Mexico , Belize
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See also