The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form a group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Speaking descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, some of their languages were recorded in the form of 'glyphs' of a Mayan script.
Languages
The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.
| Language |
Speakers |
Year |
Countries |
| Achi |
120,000 |
2019 census |
 Guatemala (Baja Verapaz) |
| Akatek
| 68,000 |
2019-2020 |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango),  Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Awakatek
| 10,100 |
2019 census |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico |
| Chicomuceltec |
0 |
extinct |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Chontal |
60,563 |
2020 census |
Mexico (Tabasco) |
| Chuj
| 63,000 |
2019-2020 |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Chʼol |
254,715 |
2020 census |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Chʼoltiʼ |
0 |
extinct |
Guatemala,  Belize |
| Chʼortiʼ |
30,000 |
2000 |
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| Coxoh |
0 |
extinct |
Mexico (Chiapas)[1] |
| Itzaʼ |
36 |
2023[2] |
Guatemala (El Petén) |
| Ixil
| 120,000 |
2019 census |
Guatemala (El Quiché), Mexico |
| Jakaltek
| 33,000 |
2019 |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas), |
| Kaqchikel |
410,000 |
2019 census |
Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Kʼicheʼ |
1,055,407 |
2020 |
Guatemala, Mexico |
| Lacandon |
770 |
2020 |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Mam |
610,000 |
2019-2020 |
Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Maya (Yucatec) |
812,633 |
2010-2014 |
Mexico, Belize |
| Mochoʼ |
126 |
2020 |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Mopan |
13,000 |
2014-2019 |
Belize, Guatemala (El Petén) |
| Poqomam |
11,000 |
2019 census |
Guatemala |
| Poqomchiʼ |
130,000 |
2019 census |
Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché) |
| Qʼanjobʼal |
180,000 |
2019 |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Qʼeqchiʼ |
1,371,606 |
2020 |
Guatemala, Belize, Mexico |
| Sakapultek |
6,500 |
2019 |
Guatemala (El Quiché) |
| Sipakapense |
4,200 |
2019 census |
Guatemala (San Marcos) |
| Tektitek |
3,100 |
2019 |
Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Tének |
168,729 |
2020 census |
Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz) |
| Tojol-abʼal |
67,000 |
2020 census |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Tzeltal |
589,144 |
2020 census |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Tzotzil |
550,274 |
2020 census |
Mexico (Chiapas) |
| Tzʼutujil |
72,000 |
2019 census |
Guatemala |
| Uspantek |
5,100 |
2019 |
Guatemala (El Quiché) |
In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.
