List of Mayan languages

The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form an enormous group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Speaking descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, some of their languages were recorded in the form of 'glyphs' of a Mayan script.

Languages

The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.

Language	Speakers	Year	Countries
Chontal	60,563	2020 census	Mexico (Tabasco)
Chʼol	254,715	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Chʼortiʼ	30,000	2000	Guatemala, Honduras
Chʼoltiʼ	0	extinct	Guatemala, Belize
Tzeltal	589,144	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzotzil	550,274	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Chicomuceltec	0	Extinct	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Tének	168,729	2020 census	Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
Chuj	61,630	2003-2011	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Tojol-abʼal	66,953	2010 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Jakaltek	34,500	2000-2003	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas),
Qʼanjobʼal	148,340	2003-2010	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Akatek	45,430	2003-2011	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Mochoʼ	126	2020	Mexico (Chiapas)
Awakatek	9,610	2003 census	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico
Ixil	83,600	2003 census	Guatemala (El Quiché), Mexico
Mam	488,500	2003-2011	Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas)
Tektitek	1,211	2000-2003	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Qʼeqchiʼ	1,371,606	2020	Guatemala, Belize, Mexico
Poqomam	11,300	2003 census	Guatemala
Poqomchiʼ	92,900	2003 census	Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché)
Achi	82,600	2003 census	Guatemala (Baja Verapaz)
Kʼicheʼ	1,055,407	2020	Guatemala, Mexico
Kaqchikel	445,000	2001 census	Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzʼutujil	63,200	2003 census	Guatemala
Sakapultek	15,000	2006	Guatemala (El Quiché)
Sipakapense	5,690	2003 census	Guatemala (San Marcos)
Uspantek	2,000	2013	Guatemala (El Quiché)
Itzaʼ	1,090	2003 census	Guatemala (El Petén)
Mopan	13,060	2003-2014	Belize, Guatemala (El Petén)
Lacandon	998	2015	Mexico (Chiapas)
Maya (Yucatec)	812,633	2010-2014	Mexico, Belize

In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.

See also

• Mesoamerican languages
• Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
• List of Oto-Manguean languages