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Jakalteko language

Jakalteko (ISO 639-3 code jai) is a language spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. It has about 38,350 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codejai
Glottocodejaka1246
AreaNorth America
CountriesGuatemala, Mexico
Speakers (estimate)38,350
EndangermentVulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

More about Jakalteko

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.