Mam

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A language of Guatemala

Huehuetenango department: San Sebastián and other towns; Quetzaltenango and Retalhuleu departments; San Marcos department: Ixchiguán, San Juan Ostuncalco, San Martín Sacatepéquez, Sibinal, Tectitán. Dialects in San Miguel Ixtahuacán (18,000) and Concepción Tutapa (30,000).

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Language NameMam

User Population

11,400 in Mexico (2020 INEGI).

Location

Chiapas state: Buenos Aires hills above Motozintla, Cacahuatán, Mazapa, Ojo de Agua near Guadalupe, outside Pacayal near La Mesilla border, and Tapachula.

Alternate Names

B’anax Mam, Qyool

Dialects

Tacanec (Mame, Tacana Mam, Tacaneco), Todos Santos Mam, Mam de la Frontera, Mam del Norte, Mam del Sur, Mam de la Sierra, Mam del Soconusco.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

Used by all.

Other Comments

2 colonies of Northern Mam Indians from Guatemala. Most are native of either Cuilco or San Ildefonso Ixtahuacan; widespread seasonal migration to the Pacific coast for labor.

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