Chʼoltiʼ language
Extinct Mayan language of Belize and Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chʼoltiʼ is a dead language belonging to the Ch’olan branch of the Mayan family of languages. It was spoken in Belize and Guatemala prior to its extinction in the late eighteenth century. It and its sister language are now deemed likely (or the likeliest) descendants of Classic Mayan, the language represented in Mayan hieroglyphic writing.
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Chʼoltiʼ | |
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Choltí, Cholti’, Cholti | |
Native to | Belize, Guatemala |
Ethnicity | Maya peoples |
Extinct | late 18th cent |
Early form | Classic Mayan / likely
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Maya script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
qjt Chʼoltiʼ | |
Glottolog | chol1283 Cholti |
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