The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project is an open-source language digitization
Also Known As:
Qyo:l
Dialects & Varieties
- Central Mam (Comitancillo
- San Marcos
- Western Mam)
- Southern Mam (Quetzaltenango Mam
- San Juan Ostuncalco Mam)
- Tacaneco (Tacaná Mam
- Tiló)
- Tajumulco Mam
- Todos Santos.
Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala
Richards, Michael. 2003. Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala. Guatemala: Editorial Serviprensa,
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
519,664
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Guatemala
Location Description
- Huehuetenango: Malacatancito, San Sebastián Huehuetenango, Colotenango, San Gaspar Ixchil, Santa Bárbara, La Libertad, San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán, Chiantla, San Rafael Petzal, Tectitán, Santiago Chimaltenango, La Democracia, San Juan Atitlán, Cuilco, San Pedro Necta y Todos Santos Cuchumatán.
- Quetzaltenango: San Martín Sacatepéquez, San Juan Ostuncalco, Concepción Chiquirichapa, San Miguel Sigüilá, Palestina, Cajolá, Huitán, Cabricán, Génova, Colomba, Flores Costa Cuca y Coatepeque.
- San Marcos: Concepción Tutuapa, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Catarina, Comitancillo, El Quetzal, El Rodeo, El Tumbador, Esquipulas Palo Gordo, La Reforma, Malacatán, Nuevo Progreso, San Antonio Sacatepéquez, San Cristóbal Cucho, San José Ojetenam, San Lorenzo, San Marcos, San Pablo, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, Sibinal, Tajumulco, Tejutla, Río Blanco, Tacaná, Ocós, Ixchiguán, Pajapita y Ayutla.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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