Tzeltal [aka Tseltal, Tzendal] Classification: Mayan · at risk Description Resources Activity Revitalization Bibliography Suggest a Change Subscribe
Language metadata ALSO KNOWN AS Tseltal, Tzendal CLASSIFICATION Mayan, Ch'olan-Tseltalan CODE AUTHORITY ISO 639-3 LANGUAGE CODE tzb, tzh VARIANTS & DIALECTS Bachajón Oxchuc Amatenango del Valle Chanal Cancuc Tenango Tenejapa Eastern Tzeltal Highland Tzeltal. DOWNLOAD As csv MORE RESOURCES OLAC search ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Ethnologue distinguishes Bachajón Tzeltal and Oxchuc Tzeltal as separate languages, though most linguists see these only as variants of a single Tzeltal language. Language information by source Compare Sources (3) Information from: “Meso-America” (197-209) . William Adelaar and J. Diego Quesada (2007) , Christopher Moseley · London and New York: Routledge Information from: “Meso-America” (197-209) . William Adelaar and J. Diego Quesada (2007) , Christopher Moseley · London and New York: Routledge At risk 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 261,084 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS 36 percent monolingual DATE OF INFO 1990 MORE ON VITALITY Tzeltal is one of the fastest growing indigenous languages in Mexico. PLACES Mexico LOCATION DESCRIPTION Central part of Chiapas Information from: “Glottolog” . Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International At risk 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 190,000 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS 215,145 for all varieties (1980) DATE OF INFO 1993, 2000 PLACES Mexico LOCATION DESCRIPTION East central Chiapas Discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus