Ixil language
Mayan language of Mexico and Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ixil (Ixhil) is a Mayan language spoken in Mexico and Guatemala.[2] It is the primary language of the Ixil people, which mainly comprises the three towns of San Juan Cotzal, Santa Maria Nebaj, and San Gaspar Chajul in the Guatemalan highlands and numerous towns in the states of Campeche and Quintana Roo in southeast México.[3] There is also an Ixil speaking migrant population in Guatemala City, Mexico City and the United States. Although there are slight differences in vocabulary in the dialects spoken by people in the three main guatemalan Ixil towns, they are all mutually intelligible and should be considered dialects of a single language. According to historical linguistic studies Ixil emerged as a separate language sometime around the year 500AD.
Ixil | |
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Pronunciation | [iʂil] |
Native to | Guatemala, Mexico |
Region | Quiché Department Campeche, Quintana Roo |
Ethnicity | 133,329 Ixil (2019 census) |
Native speakers | 120,000 (2019 census)[1] |
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Regulated by | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ixl |
Glottolog | ixil1251 |
ELP | Ixil |