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Akateko

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: knj

Population	48,500 in Guatemala (1998). Population total all countries: 58,600.
Region	San Miguel Acatán. Also in Mexico, United States.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 1
Alternate names	Acatec, Acateco, Conob, San Miguel Acatán Kanjobal, Western Kanjobal, Western Q’anjob’al
Classification	Mayan, Kanjobalan-Chujean, Kanjobalan, Kanjobal-Jacaltec
Language use	All ages. Few also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1981.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VOS.

Also spoken in:

Mexico

Language name	Kanjobal, Western
Population	10,100 in Mexico (1991 O. Schumann). 100 Western Kanjobal native to Mexico; 10,000 refugees.
Region	Trinitaria, Comalapa, and Mazapa de Madero, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo.
Language map	Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 142
Alternate names	Acatec, Acateco, Conob, Kanjobal de San Miguel Acatán

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FLEMING, Ilah; WESTFALL, Arvid; WESTFALL, Nancy L., authors. 1977. "Alfabeto kanjobal."

Vernacular Publications

Hablemos español y kʼanjobal. 1987.

Jaʼ wan tzet yetal chi kil bey conob Guatemala = Unas cosas que vemos en la capital . 1986.

Lectura inicial en kanjobal de San Rafael La Independencia. 1974.