Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are the Latin American countries with Mayan populations, who speak Mayan.
In Mexico, approximately 1.65 million people still speak various Mayan languages as a first or second language. In Guatemala, 1.08 million people also speak one of the several dialects of Mayan languages.
Kaqchikel is spoken in Guatemala, primarily in the central highlands region around the city of Chimaltenango. It is one of the Mayan languages and is spoken by the Kaqchikel people.
Spanish is the official language, there are over twenty-one Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala. These languages are part of the Mesoamerican linguistic group and are spoken by the Mayans of Guatemala. Many of the Mayan people do not speak Spanish at all
There are over 30 Mayan languages still spoken today, mainly in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize. These languages are part of the larger Mayan language family, which has a rich linguistic diversity.
It had many dialects and Cakchiquel, Kakchi, and Mam is still spoken by 300,000 people of whom 2/3 are pure Mayan.
Mayan languages are primarily spoken in Mexico and Guatemala, with some speakers also found in Belize and parts of Honduras and El Salvador. These languages are part of the wider Mayan language family, which includes over 30 different languages.
The Mayan language family is primarily spoken in the regions of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, where the ancient Mayan civilization once thrived. While neighboring countries like Mexico and Guatemala have significant Mayan-speaking populations, the language is not widely spoken outside of these areas. Some individual speakers or small communities can be found in other countries, but the majority of Mayan language speakers are concentrated in the Mayan heartland.
There is the Mayan Mountains in Belize and Guatemala.
The Mayan Indians (indigenous population of Guatemala).
About half a million people in the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango and San Marcos speak Mam, a Mayan language. Some Mam speakers also inhabit the Mexican state of Chiapas.
Guatemala is the country today that is roughly one half pure Mayan Indian. The majority of the indigenous people in Guatemala are of Mayan descent, with many still practicing traditional customs and speaking Mayan languages.