Itzaʼ (also known as Itza or Itzaj) is an endangered Mayan language spoken by the Itza people near Lake Peten Itza in north-central Guatemala and neighboring Belize. The language has about 1,000 fluent speakers, all older adults.

2021年11月29日 · Itzaʼ is a Yucatecan Mayan language spoken by the Itza people mainly in the village of San José on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzaʼ in Petén department in northern Guatemala. It also used to be spoken in parts of Belize. In 2019 there were 410 native speakers of Itzaʼ, all of whom were older adults. Younger people have shifted to Spanish.

Itzaj or Itza Maya (known to its own speakers simply as Maya) is a Mayan language of Guatemala and Belize. Only a few elders still speak the Itzaj language, although 750,000 people speak the related Yucatec Maya language.

Focused on the community in San José, Petén, where the Itzá population has significantly dwindled, this project addresses the urgent need to safeguard the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Itzá, represented by the last known Aj’Kim (spiritual guide), Ifilfido Gilberto Chayax Wex, and the broader community, primarily composed of women.

2022年11月3日 · Itza' (also known as Itza or Itzaj) is a critically endangered Mayan language spoken by the Itza people near Lake Peten Itza in north-central Guatemala. The language has only 25 fluent speakers and 60 nonfluent speakers. Itza' was the language of administration across much of the Yucatán Peninsula prior to 1697, when the Itza people controlled ...

Itzaʼ (also known as Itza or Itzaj) is an endangered Mayan language spoken by the Itza people near Lake Peten Itza in north-central Guatemala and neighboring Belize. The language has about 1,000 fluent speakers, all older adults.

1993年8月1日 · Itzá is a dying language; the only remaining speakers (fewer than one hundred) are age 50 or older. In contrast to closely related Yucatec Maya, with its half-million speakers, the subject of multiple publications, Itzá has received little study.

Itza ' (also "Itza", "Petén Itzá Maya") is one of the Yucatecan branch of the Mayan languages. The other languages in the Yucatecan branch are Yucatec , Lakantun , and Mopan . Today, it is spoken only by a few elderly adults in communities to …

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Itza’ is an endangered indigenous language of Guatemala. It belongs to the Mayan language family. The language is used as a first language by older adults only. It is not known to be taught in schools. This graph provides a simplified visual comparison between the number of users of this language and the global population.