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ALSO KNOWN AS		Qyo:l
CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, Mamean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mam
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Central Mam (Comitancillo San Marcos Western Mam) Southern Mam (Quetzaltenango Mam San Juan Ostuncalco Mam) Tacaneco (Tacaná Mam Tiló) Tajumulco Mam Todos Santos.
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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
519,664
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
519,664 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones
del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

DATE OF INFO: 2001

PLACES: 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.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
201,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
200,000 in Guatemala (2000). Population total all countries: 201,000

530,000 in Guatemala (1991–2000). Population total all countries: 537,980 (2013).

PLACES: Mexico; Guatemala;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Western Huehuetenango Department, San Sebastián and other towns; San Marcos Department, 17 towns; Quetzaltenango Department, 9 towns; Retalhuleu Department, 1 town; Western Ostuncalco area, San Juan Ostuncalco, San Martín Sacatepéquez, and other towns; San Marcos Department, Tajumulco and Ixchiguán; western San Marcos Department, rural areas west of Tacaná, western Guatemala border, and in Sibinal and Tectitán. Dialects in San Miguel Ixtahuacán (18,000) and Concepción Tutapa (30,000).

Ethnic population
617,171
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
299,805 men; 317,366 women. Data for within Guatemala. (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE, Guatemala, 2002 census).

DATE OF INFO: 2002

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
201,279
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Guatemala

		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			201,279		100000		At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2009	ATLAS SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICO DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN AMÉRICA LATINA		proeibandes	2	Bolivia	UNICEF	http://www.proeibandes.org/atlas/tomo_2.pdf		2009. "ATLAS SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICO DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN AMÉRICA LATINA." 2: proeibandes. Online: http://www.proeibandes.org/atlas/tomo_2.pdf.		617,171		2002		299,805 men; 317,366 women. Data for within Guatemala. (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE, Guatemala, 2002 census).
		Glottolog						http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.								Guatemala		14.80, -91.72
	2003	Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala		Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala				http://www.liceosiglo21.com/IDIOMA%20MAYA/atlas/Atlas%20Ling%FC%EDstico.pdf	Richards, Michael	Richards, Michael. 2003. Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala. Guatemala: Editorial Serviprensa,			519,664	2001	10000-99999	519,664 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Guatemala	- 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.
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		201,000		100000	200,000 in Guatemala (2000). Population total all countries: 201,000 530,000 in Guatemala (1991–2000). Population total all countries: 537,980 (2013).	At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Mexico; Guatemala;	Western Huehuetenango Department, San Sebastián and other towns; San Marcos Department, 17 towns; Quetzaltenango Department, 9 towns; Retalhuleu Department, 1 town; Western Ostuncalco area, San Juan Ostuncalco, San Martín Sacatepéquez, and other towns; San Marcos Department, Tajumulco and Ixchiguán; western San Marcos Department, rural areas west of Tacaná, western Guatemala border, and in Sibinal and Tectitán. Dialects in San Miguel Ixtahuacán (18,000) and Concepción Tutapa (30,000).

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

519,664

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

201,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

201,279

Discussion

Mam

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

519,664

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

201,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

201,279

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