Jakaltek language

Jakaltek
Poptiʼ
Abʼxubʼal
Native to	Guatemala, Mexico
Region	Huehuetenango, Chiapas
Ethnicity	54,200 Jakaltek in Guatemala (2019 census)
Native speakers	33,000 (2019 census)[1]
Language family	Mayan Qʼanjobalan–Chujean Qʼanjobalan Kanjobal–Jacaltec Jakaltek
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Mexico
Recognised minority language in	Guatemala
Regulated by	Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jac
Glottolog	popt1235  Poptiʼ
ELP	Jakalteko
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The Jakaltek /hɑːkəlˈtɛk/^[2] (Jacaltec) language, also known as Jakalteko (Jacalteco) or Poptiʼ,^[3] is a Mayan language from the Q’anjob’alan-chujean branch spoken by the Jakaltek people in some municipalities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and the municipality of Jacaltenango in the department of Huehuetenango,Guatemala in the border between both countries. Jakaltek is closely related with the Q'anjob'al and Akatek language and more distantly related with the Tojol-ab'al, Chuj and Mocho'.^[4] In Mexico it is also known as Ab'xub'al.