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Ixil, San Juan Cotzal

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: ixl
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	16,000 (1998 SIL).
Region	Municipality of Cotzal, Quiché Department.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 32
Dialects	70%–75% intelligibility among the 3 Ixil languages.
Classification	Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Mamean, Ixilan
Language use	All ages. Few also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VOS.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Townsend, Paul G. 1985. "Impromptu literacy."

Townsend, Paul G. 1986. Noun phrases in Cotzal Ixil.

Townsend, Paul G. 1987. Frases nominales en Ixil de Cotzal.

Townsend, Paul G. and Laẍ Met T. 1980. "Ixil text from Cotzal."

Townsend, Paul G., Teʼc Cham, and Poʼẍ Ichʼ. 1980. Ritual rhetoric from Cotzal.

Vernacular Publications

Aʼ kʼu tzʼibʼ nixeʼtcuchabʼa tzaʼ. 1986.

Aʼ laʼ kootzaki cam nic tulbʼe inkʼa ixok ibʼanax inkʼa chem: Tzʼibʼan tetz u yol mal viʼ. 1985.

Aʼ u akʼon nituch tiʼ u sajchii tetz u cutenam tzaʼ. 1986.

Aʼ unjolol kʼul iyol kʼu cucʼuy cumam tzaʼ. 1981.

A' unjolol k'ul iyol k'u cuc'uy cumam tza'. 1985.

A unjolol qʼu chokich yol nichusuneʼ tzaʼ. 1999.

Aʼ unjolol qʼu chokich yol nichusuneʼ tzaʼ. 2002.

A' unjolol q'u yol atich xo'l q'u kuk'uy kumam tza'. 1995.

Chʼexpub txumbal otzajib tzʼib otzajib tzii tioẍ: Untxʼajul itzʼin atzic tu u yolbal Tioẍ banonnaj tetz u uʼ tzaʼ. n.d..

Chusbʼalibʼ tiʼ isicʼlel uʼ tu cuyolbʼal. 1986.

Chusbˀalibˀ tiˀ isikˀlel uˀ tu kuyolbˀal (Cartilla de lectura). 1997.

Chusbʼalibʼ tiʼ isikˀlel uˀ tu kuyolbʼal. 2004.

Ech ibens txocop unjolol kʼu aanima tzaʼ. 1981.

Ech kʼuʼl iaʼn kʼu kʼetzʼoʼt tzaʼ. 1981.

Ech kʼuʼl nichiaʼnca kʼu txocop tzaʼ. 1981.

Ech micaa k'u tachb'al cuk'ii tza'. n.d..

Ech takʼtu yaʼcʼil kʼu bʼaʼnla chaj echbʼubʼai tu cuchiʼl tzaʼ. 1987.

Ech taq'onin kajay u kuchi'l tza'. 1995.

Ech taq'tu ya'k'il q'u b'a'nla chaj echb'ub'al tu kuchi'l tza'. 1995.

Echen sakilbʼe kibʼ ech yeʼc yaabʼil saʼatin takʼo. 1987.

Echen saqilb'e qib'. 1995.

El alfabeto ixil de San Juan Cotzal. 1982.

Histoorias tetz talaj nitxaʼ. 2002.

Kanʼich iveet maʼl pach. 2000.

Poesías en idioma ixil de San Juan Cotzal. 1981.

Poesías en idioma ixil de San Juan Cotzal. 1985.

Poesias en idioma ixil de San Juan Cotzal. 1995.

Poesias escolares en idioma Ixil de San Juan Cotzal. 1987.

Tetz u acʼ yaʼbʼ. 1985.

Tetz u coʼm. 1985.

Tẍusb'alib' ti' isic'lel u' (Cartilla de lectura). 1990.

U yol tiʼ u koʼm. 2002.

Unjolol kʼu txocop niloch tib tuchʼ kʼu aanima. 1981.

Unjolol qʼu yol atich xoʼl qʼu kukʼuy kuman. 2002.

Vunchab'at tz'ib' tu kuyolb'al. 1998.