Endangered Languages Project - Ixil

Ixil

Classification: Mayan

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vulnerable

CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, Mamean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ixi, ixj, ixl
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Chajul Nebaj San Juan Cotzal
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue (2009) distinguished 3 Ixil languages: Chajul Ixil [ixj]; Nebaj Ixil [ixi]; and San Juan Cotzal Ixil [ixl]. INALI has 2 "variantes." Others have only 1 Ixil language. Ethnologue (2013) now lists only one [ixl]

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Information from: “Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala” . Richards, Michael (2003) Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
69,137
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
69,137 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

DATE OF INFO: 2001

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
69,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ethnologue distinguishes 3 Ixil languages: Chajul Ixil [ixj]; Nebaj Ixil [ixi]; and San Juan Cotzal Ixil [ixl]. Others have only 1 Ixil language.
Chajul Ixil 18,000 (1998).
Nebaj Ixil 35,000 (1991).
San Juan Cotzal Ixil16,000 (1998).

69,000 (1998 SIL) (2013).

DATE OF INFO: Chajul & San Juan Cotzal 1998, Nebaj 1991

PLACES: Guatemala;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Chajul, San Juan Cotzal, Nebaj

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiché Department, Chajul, Cotzal, and Nebaj municipalities.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
16,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Guatemala

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
69,137
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
69,137 speakers in Guatemala.

DATE OF INFO: 2005

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 1,439 square kilometer language area in Guatemala.

Ethnic population
95,315
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
46,690 men; 48,625 women. 2002 census. Data for within Guatemala.

DATE OF INFO: 2002

PLACES: Guatemala

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COORDINATES

COORDINATES

15.4849, -91.0358; 19.508, -89.3188

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Information from: “Glottolog” .