Endangered Languages Project - Itza'

Itza'

^{[aka Itz, Itzá, Itzaj]}

Classification: Mayan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Itz, Itzá, Itzaj, Petén Itzá Maya, Yucatec Maya, Icaiche Maya, Maya
CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, Yucatecan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		itz
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,800
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
12 (1986 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,800 (2001) (2013, unchanged).

DATE OF INFO: 1986 speakers, 2001 ethnic population

PLACES: Guatemala;

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern Guatemala, at the base of the Yucatán Peninsula

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
123
Native speakers worldwide

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 1 square kilometer area.

Ethnic population
1,983
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
1,014 women; 969 men. 2002 census. Data for within Guatemala.

DATE OF INFO: 2002

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,094
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

17.0,-89.8333333333

COORDINATES

16.9838,-89.899

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Information from: “Glottolog” .