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Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

12

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

1,800

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

12 (1986 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,800 (2001) (2013, unchanged).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Guatemala;

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,094

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2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

16.9838,-89.899

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Ethnic Population

1,983

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1,014 women; 969 men. 2002 census. Data for within Guatemala.

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2009

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Location and Context

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Guatemala

Coordinates

17.03, -89.87

Location description

Northern Guatemala, at the base of the Yucatán Peninsula

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Northern Guatemala, at the base of the Yucatán Peninsula

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

123

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Location description

1 square kilometer area.

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1 square kilometer area.

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2005

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17.0,-89.8333333333

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

12

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    Hofling, Charles Andrew. 2000. "Itzaj Maya Grammar." University of Utah Press.
  14. Itzá Maya texts, with a grammatical overview
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