COB ISO 639-3
Chicomuceltec
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- cob
- Alternate Names
- Cac’chiquel Mam, Cakchiquel Mam, Chicomukeltec, Chicomulcelteco
- Population
- No known L1 speakers in Mexico. The last competent speakers probably died by the 1930s; some rememberers may have survived into the 1980s (Campbell and Canger 1978). Ethnic population: 1,500. Total users in all countries: none known.
- Location:
- Chiapas state: Amatenango de la Frontera municipality near Guatemala border.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant).
- Classification
- Mayan, Huastecan
- Language Use
- Extinct in recent Mayanist literature. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chicomuceltec
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Huehuetenango and Petén departments.
- Language Status
- 10 (Extinct)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Guatemala
Language Name
Chicomuceltec
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Guatemala. The last speaker probably died in the 1930s (Campbell and Canger 1978).
Map
Location: Chiapas state: Amatenango de la Frontera municipality near Guatemala border.
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