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16,272

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Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

16,272

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16,272 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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2003

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11,068

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5,207 men; 5,861 women. 2002 Census. Data for within Guatemala.

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2009

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Native Speakers Worldwide

18,000

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1998). 18,000 (1998 SIL) (2013, unchanged).

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2009

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Guatemala;

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,272

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Guatemala

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240 square kilometers

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16,000

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2007

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Guatemala

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Aguacatán, Huehuetenango

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Aguacatán, Huehuetenango

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15.4166666667,-91.3333333333

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