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LANGUAGES
OF GUATEMALA AND BELIZE
- Q’eqchi’
Department (state or province): municipality in department
In El Quiché: spoken in the northeastern part of Uspantán
In Alta Verapaz: spoken in Cobán, Panzós, Senahú,
San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, Lanquín, Cahabón,
Chisec and Chahal.
In El Petén: spoken in San Luis and Sayaxche.
In Izabal: spoken in El Estor and Livingston. Also spoken in some
parts of Belize.
- Poqomchi’
In Baja Verapaz: spoken in Purulhá In Alta Verapaz: spoken
in Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz Tactic, Tamahú
and Tucurú.
- Poqomam
In Guatemala: spoken in Mixco and Chinautla.
In Jalapa: spoken in San Pedro Pinula, San Carlos Alzalale and
San Luis JilotepequeIn Escuintla: spoken in Palín.
K'iche' Family
- K’iche’
Spoken in seventy-five municipalities in seven departments. In
Sololá: spoken in Santa María Visitación,
Santa Lucía Utatlan, Nahualá, Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán
and Santa Clara La Laguna.
In Totonicapán: spoken in Totonicapán, San Cristóbal
Totonicapán, San Francisco El Alto, San Andrés Xecul,
Momostenango, Santa María Chiquimula, Santa Lucía
La Reforma and San Bartolo. In Quetzaltenango: spoken in Quetzaltenango,
Salcajá, Olintepeque, San Carlos Sija, Sibilia, San Mateo,
Almolonga, Cantel, Zunil, San Francisco la Unión, El Palmar
and la Esperanza.
In El Quiché: spoken in Santa Cruz del Quiché,
Chiche, Chinique, Zacualpa, Chichicastenango, Patzité,
San Antonio Ilotenango, San Pedro Jocopilas, Cunen, Joyabaj, San
Andrés Sajcabaja, in parts of Uspantán, in parts
of Sacapulas, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, Canillá
and Pachalum.
In Suchitepéquez: spoken in Cuyotenango, San Francisco
Zapotitlán, San Bernardino, San José El Idolo, Santo
Domingo Suchitepéquez, San Lorenzo, Samayac, San Pablo
Jocopilas, San Miguel Panán, San Gabriel, in parts of Santa
Bárbara, Santo Tomas La Unión, Zunilito, Pueblo
Nuevo and Río Bravo
In Retalhuleu: spoken in Retalhuleu, San Sebastián, Santa
Cruz Mulúa, San Martín Zapotitlán, San Felipe,
San Andrés Villa Seca, Champerico, Nuevo San Carlos and
El Asintal.
- Sikapense
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In San
Marcos: spoken in Sipacapa.
- Sakapulteko
In El Quiché: spoken parts of Sacapulas.
- Tz’utujil
In Sololá: spoken in San Lucas Tolimán, San Pablo
La Laguna, San Juan La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna and Santiago
Atitlán
In Suchitepéquez: spoken in Chicacao.
- Kaqchiquel
Spoken in forty-seven municipalities in seven departments.
In Guatemala: spoken in San Pedro Ayampuc, San Pedro Sacatepéquez,
San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Raymundo and Chuarrancho.
In Sacatepéquez: spoken in San Juan Sacatepéquez,
Sunpango, Santo Domingo Xenacoj, Santiago Sacatepéquez,
San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, San Lucas Sacatepéquez,
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas, Magdalena Milpas Altas, Santa
María de Jesús, San Miguel Dueñas, San Juan
Alotenango San Antonio Aguas Calientes and Santa Catarina Barahona.
In Chimaltenango: spoken in Chimaltenango, San José Poaquil,
San Martín Jilotepeque, San Juan Comalapa, Santa Apolonia,
Tecpán, Patzún, Pochuta, Patzicia, Balanyá,
Acatenango, San Pedro Yepocapa, San Andrés Itzapa, Parramos,
El Tejar and some areas of Zaragoza.
In Escuintla: spoken in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa.
In Sololá: spoken in Sololá, San José Chacayá,
Concepción, San Andrés Semetabaj, Panajachel, Santa
Catarina Palopó, San Antonio Palopó, Santa Cruz
La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna.
In Suchitepéquez: spoken in San Antonio Suchitepéquez,
Patulul and San Juan Bautisla.
In Baja Verapaz: spoken in parts of El Chol.
- Uspanteko
In El Quiché: spoken in Uspantán.
- Achi
In Baja Verapaz: spoken in Cubulco, Rabinal, San Miguel Chicaj,
Salamá and San Jerónimo.
Mam
Family
- Mam
Spoken in fifty-five municipalities in three departments.
In Quetzaltenango: spoken in Cabricán, Cajolá, San
Miguel Sigüilá, San Juan Ostuncalco, Concepción
Chiquirichapa, San Martín Sacatepéquez, Huitán,
Colomba, Coatepeque, Génova, Flores Costa Cuca and Palestina
de los Altos
In San Marcos: spoken in San Marcos, San Pedro Sacatepéquez,
San Antonio Sacatepéquez, Comitancillo, San Miguel Ixtahuacán,
Concepción Tutuapa, Tacaná, Sibinal, Tajumulco,
Tejutla, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, Nuevo Progreso, El Tumbador,
El Rodeo, Malacatán, Catarina, Ayutla, Ocós, San
Pablo, El Quetzal, La Reforma, Pajapita, lxchiguán, San
José Ojotenam, San Cristóbal Cucho, Esquipulas Palo
Gordo, Río Blanco and San Lorenzo.
In Huehuetenango: spoken in San Pedro Necta, San Idelfonso Ixtahuacán,
Santa Bárbara, La Libertad, Todos Santos, San Juan, Atitán,
Colotenango, San Sebastián Huehuetenango, in parts of Tectitaán,
in parts of Cuilco, in parts of Aguacatán, San Rafael Petzal,
San Gaspar Ixchil and Santiago Chimaltenango.
- Tektiteko
In Hueheutenango: spoken in parts of Cuilco and Tectitán.
- Awakateco
In Huehuetenango: spoken in Aguacatán.
- Ixil
In El Quiché : spoken in Chajul, Cotzal and Nebaj.
Rama
Q'anjob'al
- Popti
(Jakalteko)
In Huehuetenango: spoken in Jacaltenango, La Democracia, Concepción,
San Antonio Huista, Santa Ana Huista and in parts of Nentón.
- Akateko
In Huehuetenango: spoken in San Miguel Acatán and San Rafael
La Independencia.
- Q’anjob’al
In Huehuetenango: spoken in Soloma, San Juan Ixcoy, Santa Eulalia
and Barillas.
- Chuj
In Huehuetenango: spoken in San Mateo Ixtatán, San Sebastián
Coatán and parts of Nentón.
Chol
Family
- Ch’orti
In Zacapa: spoken in la Unión. In Chiquimula: spoken in
Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa and Quetzaltepeque.
Yukateka
Family
- Mopán
In El Petén: spoken in Dolores, San Luis, in parts of Melchor
de Mencos and Poptún.
- Itza
In El Petén: spoken in Flores, San José, San Benito,
San Andrés, La Libertad and Sayaxché.
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