Qʼanjobalan languages

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Qʼanjobalan
Kanjobalan–Chujean
Geographic
distribution
Mesoamerica
Linguistic classificationMayan
  • Western
    (Qʼanjobalan–Chʼolan)
    • Qʼanjobalan
Subdivisions
  • Qʼanjobalan proper
  • Chujean
Glottologkanj1261

The Qʼanjobalan a.k.a. Kanjobalan–Chujean languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Mexico and Guatemala. All Q'anjobalan languages are spoken in Chiapas, Mexico, four languages of the branch are spoken in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.[1]

Languages[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Chujean Chuj Mexico and Guatemala
Tojol-ab'al Mexico
Q'anjob'alan-Jakaltek Akatek Mexico and Guatemala
Jakaltek Mexico and Guatemala
Q'anjob'al Mexico and Guatemala
Mocho' Mocho' Mexico

See[edit]

See Mayan languages#Qʼanjobalan for details.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Catálogo de las lenguas indígenas nacionales de México".