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Sakapultek language
Mayan language of Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sakapultek or Sacapulteco is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché). It is spoken by approximately 6,500 people in Sacapulas, El Quiché department and in Guatemala City.[1]
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Sakapultek | |
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Sacapulteco Tujaal Tziij | |
Native to | Guatemala |
Region | El Quiché |
Ethnicity | 12,900 Sakapultek (2019 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 6,500 (2019 census)[1] |
Mayan
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Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Guatemala[2] |
Regulated by | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | quv |
Glottolog | saca1238 |
ELP | Sakapulteko |
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