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Mayan languages

Mayan is a language family with 30 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are K'iche', Q'eqchi', and Yucateco. 30 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
K'iche'Guatemala, Mexico922,378Vulnerable
Q'eqchi'Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador726,723Vulnerable
YucatecoBelize, Guatemala, Mexico706,000At risk
MamGuatemala, Mexico519,664Vulnerable
KaqchikelGuatemala475,889Vulnerable
TzeltalMexico261,084At risk
TzotzilMexico229,203At risk
CholMexico128,240At risk
Poqomchi'Guatemala114,423Vulnerable
Q'anjob'alGuatemala99,211Vulnerable
IxilGuatemala69,137Vulnerable
Achi'Guatemala51,593Vulnerable
Tz'utujilGuatemala47,669Vulnerable
Popti'Guatemala, Mexico38,350Vulnerable
ChujGuatemala, Mexico38,253Vulnerable
AwakatekoGuatemala16,272Vulnerable
Mopán MayaBelize, Guatemala12,500Vulnerable
PoqomamGuatemala, El Salvador9,548Threatened
ChortíGuatemala, Honduras9,105Threatened
SipacapenseGuatemala6,344Threatened
TektitekoGuatemala, Mexico5,900Threatened
Western KanjobalGuatemala, Mexico5,572Threatened
SacapultecoGuatemala3,940Threatened
HuastecMexico1,700Threatened
UspantecoGuatemala1,231Threatened
LacandonMexico563Endangered
MochoGuatemala, Mexico30Critically Endangered
ItzáGuatemala12Severely Endangered
Tabasco ChontalMexico
TojolabalMexicoThreatened

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.