Sakapultek language

Sakapultek
Sacapulteco
Tujaal Tziij
Native toGuatemala
RegionEl Quiché
Ethnicity12,900 Sakapultek (2019 census)
Native speakers
6,500 (2019 census)
Mayan
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Guatemala
Regulated byAcademia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG)
Language codes
ISO 639-3quv
Glottologsaca1238
ELPSakapulteko
A Sakapultek speaker from the Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala

Sakapultek or Sacapulteco is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché). It is spoken by approximately 6,500 people in Sacapulas, El Quiché department and in Guatemala City.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar		 Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain sibilant plain pal.
Plosive/
Affricate		 voiceless p t ts tʃ k kʲ q ʔ
ejective (pʼ) tʼ tsʼ tʃʼ kʼ kʼʲ qʼ
implosive ɓ
Fricative s ʃ x
Nasal m n ŋ
Tap ɾ
Approximant w l j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sakapultek at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Congreso de la República de Guatemala. "Decreto Número 19-2003. Ley de Idiomas Nacionales". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ↑ DuBois, John William (1981). The Sacapultec language. University of California at Berkeley.
  4. ↑ Mó Isém, Romelia (2006). Gramática descriptiva Sakapulteka. Ciudad de Guatemala: OKMA Proyecto de documentación: idioma Sakapulteko.