Classification

The Mayan family currently includes 29 languages.

Wastekan Branch

Chikomuselteko: extinct

Wasteko: 463 183 speakers according to UNESCO and 132 000 according to SIL

Yukatekan Branch

Lakantun: 563 speakers according to UNESCO

Yukateko: 740 000 speakers according to SIL

Itzaj: 1 094 speakers according to UNESCO and 12 according to SIL

Mopan: 11 500 speakers according to UNESCO and 10 500 according to SIL

Western Group

Ch’ol Branch

Chol proprio

Ch’ol: 134 000 speakers according to SIL

Chontal: 40 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 55 000 according to SIL

Ch’orti ‘: 11 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 30 000 according to SIL

Tzotzil

Tzeltal: 190 000 speakers according to SIL

Tzotzil: 264 000 speakers according to SIL

Q’anjob’al Branch

Chuj

Chuj: 60 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 50 000 according to SIL

Tojolab’al: 36 000 speakers according to SIL

Q’anjob’al proprio

Akateko: 60 000 speakers according to SIL and 35 000 according to UNESCO

Popti ‘: 99 000 speakers according to SIL and 34 500 according to UNESCO

Mocho ‘: (alternative name: Mototzintleko): 170 speakers according to SIL and 141 according to UNESCO

Q’anjob’al: 78,000 speakers according to SIL

Eastern Group

Mam Branch

Mam

Mam: 486 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 440 000 according to SIL

Tektiteko (alternative name: Teko): 1 200 speakers according to UNESCO and 2 300 according to SIL

Ixil

Awakateko: 9616 speakers according to UNESCO

Ixil: 83 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 69 000 according to SIL

K’iche ‘ Branch

Q’eqchi: 421 000 speakers according to SIL

Uspanteko: 3 971 speakers according to UNESCO

K’iche ‘

Kaqchikel: 445 000 speakers according to UNESCO and 451 000 according to SIL

K’ichee ‘: 2 400 000 speakers according to SIL

Sakapulteco: 6 973 speakers according to UNESCO and 37 000 according to SIL

Sipakapense: 5 687 speakers according to UNESCO and 8 000 according to SIL

Tz’utujiil: 237 speakers according to UNESCO and 84 000 according to SIL

Poqom

Poqomchi ‘: 92 941 speakers according to UNESCO

Poqomam (alternate name: Poqomjo): 49 000 speakers according to SIL