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Jakaltek language

Jakaltek
Poptiʼ
'Abʼxubʼal
Native toGuatemala, Mexico
RegionHuehuetenango, Chiapas
Ethnicity54,200 Jakaltek in Guatemala (2019 census)
Native speakers
33,000 (2019 census)[1]
Mayan
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Mexico
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byInstituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas
Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala
Language codes
ISO 639-3jac
Glottologpopt1235  Poptiʼ
ELPJakalteko
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The Jakaltek /hɑːkəlˈtɛk/[2] (Jacaltec) language, also known as Jakalteko (Jacalteco) or Poptiʼ,[3] is a Mayan language from the Q’anjob’alan-chujean branch spoken by the Jakaltek people in some municipalities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and the municipality of Jacaltenango in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala in the border between both countries. Jakaltek is closely related with the Q'anjob'al and Akatek language and more distantly related with the Tojol-ab'al, Chuj and Mocho'.[4] In Mexico it is also known as Ab'xub'al.

  1. ^ Jakaltek at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
  3. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Popti'". Glottolog 4.3.
  4. ^ "Atlas de los Pueblos Indígenas de México. Jakaltekos – Lengua". Atlas de los Pueblos Indígenas de México. Inpi.

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