CAA ISO 639-3
Ch’orti’
A language of Guatemala
- ISO 639
- caa
- Alternate Names
- Chortiꞌ
- Population
- 16,700 in Guatemala (2019 census). Ethnic population: 112,000 (2019 census).
- Location:
- Chiquimula and Zacapa departments; eastern border with Honduras.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
- Classification
- Mayan, Yucatecan-Core Mayan, Core Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Cholan, Chorti-Cholti
- Typology
- VOS.
- Language Use
- Some of all ages. Many also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 40%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1997–2012. Agency: Academy of Mayan Languages.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ch’orti’
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Not the same as the extinct language called Choltí, formerly spoken in the Quiriguá and Izabal area.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Copán department: along Guatemala border.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant) View other languages of Honduras
Language Name
Ch’orti’
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Honduras. Ethnic population: 33,300 (2013 census).
Map
Location: Chiquimula and Zacapa departments; eastern border with Honduras.
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