Ch’orti’

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A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3
caa
Alternate Names
Chortiꞌ
User Population

16,700 in Guatemala (2019 census). Ethnic population: 112,000 (2019 census).

Location

Chiquimula and Zacapa departments; eastern border with Honduras.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).

Classification
Mayan, Yucatecan-Core Mayan, Core Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Cholan, Chorti-Cholti
Typology

VOS.

Language Use

Some of all ages. Many also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 40%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%–50%. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1997–2012. Agency: Academy of Mayan Languages.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ch’orti’
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Not the same as the extinct language called Choltí, formerly spoken in the Quiriguá and Izabal area.

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