List of Mayan languages
The Maya languages are a group of languages spoken by the Mayan people. The Maya form an enormous group of approximately 7 million people which are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Speaking descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, some of their languages were recorded in the form of 'glyphs' of a Mayan script.Languages
The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.
Language | Speakers | Year | Countries |
Chontal | 36,810 | 2010 census | |
Chʼol | 212,117 | 2010 census | |
Chʼortiʼ | 30,000 | 2000 | , |
Chʼoltiʼ | 51 | 2000 census | , Belize |
Tzeltal | 445,856 | 2010 census | |
Tzotzil | 404,704 | 2010 census | |
Chicomuceltec | 0 | Extinct | , |
Huastec | 161,120 | 2010 census | |
Chuj | 61,630 | 2003-2011 | , |
Tojolabʼal | 51,733 | 2010 census | |
Jakaltek | 34,500 | 2000-2003 | , , |
Qʼanjobʼal | 148,340 | 2003-2010 | , |
Akatek | 45,430 | 2003-2011 | , |
Mochoʼ | 30 | 2011 | |
Awakatek | 9,610 | 2003 census | |
Ixil | 83,600 | 2003 census | |
Mam | 488,500 | 2003-2011 | , |
Tektitek | 1,211 | 2000-2003 | , |
Qʼeqchiʼ | 733,600 | 2003-2014 | , |
Poqomam | 11,300 | 2003 census | |
Poqomchiʼ | 92,900 | 2003 census | |
Achi | 82,600 | 2003 census | |
Kʼicheʼ | 2,330,000 | 2000 | |
Kaqchikel | 445,000 | 2001 census | |
Tzʼutujil | 63,200 | 2003 census | |
Sakapultek | 15,000 | 2006 | |
Sipakapense | 5,690 | 2003 census | |
Uspantek | 2,000 | 2013 | |
Itzaʼ | 1,090 | 2003 census | |
Mopan | 13,060 | 2003-2014 | , |
Lacandon | 600 | 2015 | |
Yucatec | 812,633 | 2010-2014 | , |