Kanjobal language
| Kanjobal | ||
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Spoken in |
Guatemala | |
| speaker | 140,000 to 200,000 | |
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| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
kjb |
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Kanjobal , also Q'anjob'al, is a Mayan language that is mainly spoken by around 140,000 to 200,000 indigenous people , the Q'anjob'al of the same name on the western plateau of Guatemala.
In the 2002 census of Guatemala, 139,830 people (1.4%) said Q'anjob'al was their mother tongue; 159,030 people (1.4%) identified themselves as Q'anjob'al . The Kanjobal speakers focus on three municipalities in the Huehuetenango department : Santa Eulalia (Jolom Konob), San Juan Ixcoy (Yich K'ox), San Pedro Soloma (Tz'uluma ') y Santa Cruz Barillas (Yal Motx).
Chuj , Acateco , Jacalteco and Tojolabal are considered to be other languages of the Q'anjob'al tribe .
Individual evidence
- ↑ XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Idioma o lengua en que aprendió a hablar . Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved on December 22, 2009.
- ↑ XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico . Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved on December 22, 2009.
- ↑ Comunidad Lingüística Q'anjob'al . Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala. Retrieved on January 20, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Academia de lenguas Maya, Comunidad Lingüística Q'anjob'al