Jakalteko | Ethnologue

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639: jac
Alternate Names: Jabxubal, Jabʼ xubʼal, Jakalteko-Popti’, Popti’
Autonym: Abxubal, Abꞌxubꞌal Poptiꞌ
Population: 32,600 in Guatemala (2019 census). Ethnic population: 54,200 (2019 census). Total users in all countries: 33,080.
Location:: Huehuetenango department: Concepción Huista and Jacaltenango areas, near Mexico border.
Language Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
Classification: Mayan, Yucatecan-Core Mayan, Q’anjob’alan-Chujean, Q’anjob’alan, Q’anjob’al-Akateko-Jakalteko
Dialects: Eastern Jakalteko (Eastern Jacalteco), Western Jakalteko (Western Jacaltec, Western Jacalteco). The eastern and western varieties understand each other’s spoken languages, but not written text.
Typology: VSO.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–52%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2016. Agency: Academy of Mayan Languages.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Jakalteko
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Mexico

Location: Chiapas state: Amatenango de la Frontera municipality; Concepción Saravia near Frontera Comalapa municipality.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct)

Location: Huehuetenango department: Concepción Huista and Jacaltenango areas, near Mexico border.