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Ch’orti’

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: caa

Population	30,000 in Guatemala (2000 J. Lubeck). Population total all countries: 30,010.
Region	Eastern border with Honduras. Also spoken in Honduras. Also in Honduras.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 8
Classification	Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Cholan, Chorti
Language use	All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Not the same as the extinct language called ‘Choltí’ formerly spoken in the Quiriguá and Izabal area. Nearly extinct in Honduras. VOS.

Also spoken in:

Honduras

Language name	Ch’orti’
Population	10 in Honduras (1997 R. Reeck).
Region	Copán Department, along the Guatemala border.
Language map	El Salvador and Honduras

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 1968. Review of: Languages of Guatemala, Marvin K. Mayers, editor.

LUBECK, Diana; LUBECK, John, authors. 1989. Método moderno para aprender el idioma chortí: Una gramática pedagógica.

MAYERS, Marvin K., author. 1966. "Linguistic comparisons [between Mayan languages]."

MAYERS, Marvin K., editor. 1966. Languages of Guatemala.

MCNICHOLS, John L., author. 1977. "Alfabeto chortí."

OAKLEY, Helen, author. 1966. "Chorti."

VIELMAN, Julio, translator; MAYERS, Marvin K., editor. 1966. Lenguas de Guatemala.

Vernacular Publications

Cacanic e castilla: chorti - castellano. 1984.

E conejo cocha inte' juez = El conejo como juez. 1996.

E libro era jax tuaʼ cacano cache leer tama e lenguaje. 1984.

E pay = El zorro. 1996.

E tren. 1995.

Precartilla para escolares chortí-hablantes. 1994.