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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.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Butler, James H. and Charles W. Peck. 1980. "The uses of passive, antipassive, and absolute verbs in Tzutujil of San Pedro La Laguna."

Butler, James H. and Dean E. Arnold. 1977. "La clasificación tzutujil del maíz en San Pedro La Laguna."

Butler, James H. and Dean E. Arnold. 1977. "Tzutujil maize classification in San Pedro La Laguna."

Butler, James H. and Evelyn G. Pike. 1979. "Transitivity and voice in Tzutujil clause roots."

Butler, James H. and Ilah Fleming. 1976. "Tzutujil texts."

Butler, James H. and Judy G. Butler. 1971. "Tzutujil."  

Butler, James H. and Judy G. Butler. 1972. "Tzutujil."

Butler, James H. and Judy G. Butler. 1977. "Alfabeto tzutujil."

Butler, James H. and Judy G. Butler. 1977. Tzutujil verbs.

Butler, James H. and Judy G. Butler. 1990. Verbos Tzutujiles.

Neuenswander, Helen L. and Dean E. Arnold, editors. 1977. Cognitive studies of southern Mesoamerica.

Neuenswander, Helen L. and Dean E. Arnold, editors. 1977. Estudios cognitivos del sur de Mesoamérica.

Shaw, Mary, editor. 1971. According to our ancestors: Folk texts from Guatemala and Honduras.  

Shaw, Mary, editor. 1972. Según nuestros antepasados: Textos folklóricos de Guatemala y Honduras.

Vernacular Publications

Abraham Lincoln. 1970.

Guía para el uso de la cartilla tzutujil. 1979.

Ja escusada. 1970.

Ja nban tre ja rchomixic chenoj xin ticoʼm. 1970.

Ja re ojer tak winak e aj América. 1970.

Ja rwachʼulew in juleʼ chic planeta. 1970.

Ja tijoj yaʼ. 1969.

Ja wekol bak. 1973.

Ja winakarsax jeʼe. 1970.

Ja yaʼ ja utz ntiji. 1970.

Ja yabilal nqueyaʼ ja jan. 1969.

Kasiqʼuij katzobal. 1971.

Kasiqʼuij katzobal. 1979.

Katzʼibaj katzobal. 1971.

Kotzijon jalal tre América. 1970.

Tasiqʼuij ja chiste pa katzobal. 1969.

Tatijoj awiʼ tre ja geometría. 1970.

Tawotakij nak rbanic ja etbal in pajbal jeʼe. 1970.

Utz quiqʼuitzixic tabanaʼ ja tak awalcʼwal. [1969].