Tz’utujil
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A language of Guatemala
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Eastern Tzutujil, Santiago Atitlán Tzutujil, Tzutuhil, Tzutujil Oriental
Population
83,800 (1990 SIL), increasing. 17,000 monolinguals.
Location
Sololá department: Lake Atitlán, south and southwest shore; Suchitepéquez department: Chicacao area north.
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Language Status
4 (Educational). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
Classification
Dialects
Western Tzutujil.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 3%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. 25% read, 5% write. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1981–2010. Agency: Academy of Mayan Languages.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].