Tz’utujil, Eastern
A language of Guatemala
ISO 639-3: tzj
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 | 50,000 (1998 SIL), increasing. 17,000 monolinguals. |
| Region | Southern shore of Lake Atitlán, Sololá Department. |
| Language map |
Guatemala, reference number 18 |
| Alternate names | Santiago Atitlán Tzutujil, Tzutuhil, Tzutujil Oriental |
| Dialects | 99% of the people understand and speak Eastern Tz’utujil. |
| Classification | Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Quichean, Quichean, Tzutujil |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%. 25% read, 5% write. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. |
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