Sakapultek language

Sakapultek or Sacapulteco is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché). It is spoken by approximately 15,000 people in Sacapulas, El Quiché department and in Guatemala City.[3][4]

Sakapultek
Sacapulteco
Native toGuatemala
RegionEl Quiché
Ethnicity12,900 Sakapultek (2019 census)
Native speakers
6,500 (2019 census)[1]
Mayan
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Guatemala[2]
Regulated byAcademia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG)
Language codes
ISO 639-3quv
Glottologsaca1238
ELPSakapulteko

References

  1. Sakapultek at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
  2. Congreso de la República de Guatemala. "Decreto Número 19-2003. Ley de Idiomas Nacionales". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). "Sakapulteko". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16 ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 978-1-55671-159-6. OCLC 60338097. Retrieved 2009-12-15. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. The official 2002 census mentions a lower figure of 6.973 Sakapulteko speakers. See "XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Idioma o lengua en que aprendió a hablar". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. Retrieved 2009-12-15.


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