Itza' language
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| Itza Itza' |
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| Spoken in: | Guatemala | |
| Region: | Petén | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 10 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Yucatecan Mopan-Itza Itza |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | itz | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Itza (Itza', Petén Itzá Maya) is a Mayan language spoken only by a few elderly adults in communities to the north of Lake Itzá in Guatemala. It is nearly extinct. The Itza ethnic group now almost all speak Spanish, and are not fluent in Itza.
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