Tzeltal language
Spoken in
- Mayan languages Chol - Tzeltal, Tzotzil Tzeltal - Tzotzil
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Tzeltal ( Bats'il K'op, " original word ") is a Mayan language, which is used by around 480,000 indigenous people, mainly in the Mexican state of Chiapas, spoke. It is most closely related to the Tzotzil language.
Today's sociolinguistic situation
Tzeltal is one of the most vital indigenous languages in Mexico. The number of target languages Tzeltal takes a percentage greater than the total population of Mexico. In the census in 2010 in Mexico reported 474 298 persons from 3 years to speak Tzeltal. Of these, at 284 622, or 60.01 %, to also speak Spanish. With 40% of monolingual Tzeltal has one of the highest rates among the indigenous languages of Mexico. 101 255 children 3-9 years spoke Tzeltal, which makes up 21.35% from 3 years of all Tzeltal speakers, while 14.71 % of the total population of Mexico from 3 years are 3-9 years old.
In the Mexican diocese now the first edition of the Bible in Tzeltal was printed in 10,000 expenditure. At the French Jesuits of the University of Mexico City, but especially the indigenous communities were involved.