Tz'utujil language
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| Tz'utujil | ||
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| Spoken in: | Guatemala | |
| Region: | Western Highlands | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 50,000 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Quichean-Mamean Greater Quichean Quichean Tz'utujil |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | either: tzj — Western tzt — [[]] |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
The Tz'utujil language is one of the Mayan languages, and is closely related to the Cakchiquel language; both are similar to the Quiché language of the neighbouring and more populous Quiché Maya. Today approximately 50,000 speak Tz'utujil as their mother tongue. The majority of the Tz'utujil people have Spanish as their second language, although many of the older people, or those in more remote locations do not. Many children also do not learn Spanish until they go to school around the age of five although more importance is now being placed upon it due to the influx of tourism into the region. Spanish is used in written communication.
[edit] Sample words and phrases
- colí - hello
- meltióx - thank-you
- sacarí - good morning
- caj'ij - good afternoon
- xuca'a - good night
- na'an - good bye
- baika - good bye
- jo - let's go!
- utz a wach - how are you?
- jen - yes
- majon' - no
An ad-hoc orthography has been used: j as in Spanish, ' is a glottal stop, x as English "sh".
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