Qʼanjobalan languages

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Qʼanjobalan
Kanjobalan–Chujean
Geographic distribution	Mesoamerica
Linguistic classification	Mayan Western (Qʼanjobalan–Chʼolan) Qʼanjobalan
Subdivisions	Qʼanjobalan proper Chujean
Language codes
Glottolog	`kanj1261`

The Qʼanjobalan a.k.a. Kanjobalan–Chujean languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Mexico and Guatemala. All Q'anjobalan languages are spoken in Chiapas, Mexico, four languages of the branch are spoken in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.^[1]

Languages

Qʼanjobʼal (Kanjobalan) proper
- Kanjobal–Jacaltec: Akatek, Jakaltek (Poptiʼ), Qʼanjobʼal
- Mochoʼ
Chujean: Chuj, Tojolabal

Distribution


Chujean	Chuj	Mexico and Guatemala
Chujean	Tojol-ab'al	Mexico
Q'anjob'alan-Jakaltek	Akatek	Mexico and Guatemala
	Jakaltek	Mexico and Guatemala
	Q'anjob'al	Mexico and Guatemala
Mocho'	Mocho'	Mexico

See

See Mayan languages#Qʼanjobalan for details.

References

^ "Catálogo de las lenguas indígenas nacionales de México".

Mayan languages

Huastecan

Yucatecan

Mopan–Itza	Itzaʼ Mopan
Yucatec–Lacandon	Lacandon Yucatec Maya

Western

Cholan–Tzeltalan

Chʼol	Chontal Chʼol Chʼoltiʼ Chʼortiʼ
Tzeltalan	Tzeltal Tzotzil

Qʼanjobalan–Chujean

Chujean	Chuj Tojolabʼal
Qʼanjobʼalan–Jakaltek	Akatek Jakaltek Qʼanjobʼal
Mototzintleco	Mochoʼ

Eastern

Mamean

Ixilean	Awakatek Ixil
Mamean proper	Mam Tektitek

Greater Quichean

Quichean proper	Achi Kʼicheʼ Kaqchikel Tzʼutujil
Poqom	Poqomam Poqomchiʼ
others	Qʼeqchi Sakapultek Sipakapense Uspantek

Mixed language

Cauque Mayan

History

Italics indicate extinct languages

Languages of Mexico

Official/
Indigenous

100,000+ speakers	Spanish Nahuatl Yucatec Maya Tzeltal Maya Tzotzil Maya Mixtec Zapotec Otomí Totonac Mazatec Chʼol Huastec Chinantec Mixe Mazahua Tlapanec Purépecha
10,000-100,000 speakers	Tarahumara Tojol-abʼal Chontal de Tabasco Amuzgo Huichol Chatino Sierra Popoluca Mayo Tepehuán Triqui Cora Popolocan Huave Cuicatec Mam Yaqui Pame Qʼanjobʼal Tepehua
Under 10,000 speakers	Chontal of Oaxaca Chuj Akatek Chiricahua Tacuate Chichimeca Jonaz Huarijío Chocholtec Pima Bajo Qʼeqchí Lacandón Western Apache Jakaltek Matlatzinca Seri Mezcalero Ixcatec Kʼicheʼ Lipan Kaqchikel Texistepec Paipai Kikapú (whistled speech) Teko Cucapá Qatoʼk Kumiai Pápago Ixil Olutec Cochimí Kiliwa Ayapanec Awakatek

Non-official

Sign

Note: The list of official languages is ordered by decreasing size of population.

Languages of Guatemala

Official language

Spanish

Indigenous
languages

Mamean	Awaketek Ixil Mam Tektitek Chalchiteco
Qʼanjobalan	Akatek Chuj Jakaltek Qʼanjobʼal
Quichean	Achi Kʼicheʼ Kaqchikel Poqomam Poqomchiʼ Qʼeqchiʼ Sakapultek Sipakapense Tzʼutujil Uspantek
Yucatecan	Itzaʼ Mopan
Xincan	Yupiltepeque Jumaytepeque Chiquimulilla Guazacapán Sinacantán
Other	Chʼorti Garifuna Xinca Chinese Japanese Korean Plautdietsch Lebanese Italian French Romani

Sign languages

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