Itza' Language (itz)

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Also Known As: Maya,Yucatec Maya,Icaiche Maya,Petén Itzá Maya


Description:

Itza' (also Itza, Petén Itzá Maya) is one of the Yucatecan branch of the Mayan languages. The other languages in the Yucatecan branch are Yucatec, Lakantun, and Mopan.

Today, it is spoken only by a few elderly adults in communities to the north of Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. It is nearly extinct. The Itza ethnic group now almost all speak Spanish, and are not fluent in Itza...... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Itza' Language Speakers

http://llmap.org/languages/itz/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview

Main Country: Guatemala
Spoken In:

Regions: Americas

ISO 639-3 Code: itz

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Mayan Group

    Yucatecan Group

      Mopan-Itza Group

        Itza' Language