Ixil

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3

Population

69,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

Quiché Department, Chajul, Cotzal, and Nebaj municipalities.

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification

Dialects

70%–75% intelligibility among the 3 Ixil dialects.

Typology

VOS, VSO

Language Use

All ages. Few also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2001–2010.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.