The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form an enormous 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
Chontal	60,563	2020 census	Mexico ( Tabasco)
Chʼol	254,715	2020 census	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Chʼortiʼ	30,000	2000	Guatemala,   Honduras
Chʼoltiʼ	0	extinct	Guatemala,   Belize
Tzeltal	589,144	2020 census	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Tzotzil	550,274	2020 census	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Chicomuceltec	0	Extinct	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Tének	168,729	2020 census	Mexico ( San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
Chuj	61,630	2003-2011	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Tojol-abʼal	66,953	2010 census	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Jakaltek	34,500	2000-2003	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas),
Qʼanjobʼal	148,340	2003-2010	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Akatek	45,430	2003-2011	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Mochoʼ	126	2020	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Awakatek	9,610	2003 census	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico
Ixil	83,600	2003 census	Guatemala ( El Quiché),   Mexico
Mam	488,500	2003-2011	Guatemala,   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Tektitek	1,211	2000-2003	Guatemala ( Huehuetenango),   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Qʼeqchiʼ	1,371,606	2020	Guatemala,   Belize,   Mexico
Poqomam	11,300	2003 census	Guatemala
Poqomchiʼ	92,900	2003 census	Guatemala ( Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché)
Achi	82,600	2003 census	Guatemala ( Baja Verapaz)
Kʼicheʼ	1,055,407	2020	Guatemala,   Mexico
Kaqchikel	445,000	2001 census	Guatemala,   Mexico ( Chiapas)
Tzʼutujil	63,200	2003 census	Guatemala
Sakapultek	15,000	2006	Guatemala ( El Quiché)
Sipakapense	5,690	2003 census	Guatemala ( San Marcos)
Uspantek	2,000	2013	Guatemala ( El Quiché)
Itzaʼ	1,090	2003 census	Guatemala ( El Petén)
Mopan	13,060	2003-2014	Belize,   Guatemala ( El Petén)
Lacandon	998	2015	Mexico ( Chiapas)
Maya (Yucatec)	812,633	2010-2014	Mexico,   Belize

In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.

See also

• Mesoamerican languages
• Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
• List of Oto-Manguean languages