Uspantek language

Spoken in

• Mayan languages Quiché Mam languages Quiché languages

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Uspanteco (also Uspanteko ) is a Mayan language with about 3000 speakers in Guatemala and is one of the smaller Mayan languages ​​. It is distributed in the department of Quiché.

Uspanteco is an SVO language and how all Mayan languages ​​a Ergativsprache. The Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala promotes the use of language. It is written in the Latin script, less than 1 % of erstsprachigen and about 16% of second -language speakers can read and write. In addition, radio programs are broadcast in Uspanteco.