Yucatec Maya language

Yucatec Maya
Yucatec Maya
mayaʼ tʼaan; maayaʼ tʼaan
Native to	Mexico, Belize
Region	Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche
Native speakers	800,000 including 775,000 in Mexico (2020 census)
Language family	Mayan Yucatecan Yucatec–Lacandon Yucatec Maya; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Mexico
Regulated by	INALI
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yua
Glottolog	yuca1254
ELP	Yucatec
	Location of Yucatec Mayan speaking areas on the Yucatan Peninsula
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A Yucatec Maya speaker singing with a guitar.

Yucatec Maya (/ˈjuːkətɛk ˈmaɪə/ YOO-kə-tek MY-ə; referred to by its speakers as mayaʼ or maayaʼ t’aan [màːjaʔˈtʼàːn] ^ⓘ) is a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Francisco, though most Maya Americans are speakers of other Mayan languages from Guatemala and Chiapas.^[3]

Yucatec Maya
mayaʼ tʼaan maayaʼ tʼaan
Native to	Mexico, Belize
Region	Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche
Native speakers	800,000 including 775,000 in Mexico (2020 census)^[1]
Language family	Mayan Yucatecan Yucatec–Lacandon Yucatec Maya
Official status
Official language in	Mexico^[2]
Regulated by	INALI
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`yua`
Glottolog	`yuca1254`
ELP	Yucatec
Location of Yucatec Mayan speaking areas on the Yucatan Peninsula
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.