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Sacapulteco Indian Language

Sacapulteco is a Mayan language. It is closely related to Quiche, and some people consider it a dialect of Quiche.
Sacapulteco is spoken by about 10,000 people in Guatemala.

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Our Sacapulteco Language Materials

Sacapulteco Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Sacapulteco language, with comparison to words in other Mayan languages.

Sacapultec Maya Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Sacapulteco words.

Sacapulteco Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Sacapulteco language.

Sacapulteco Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Sacapulteco.

Sacapulteco Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in Sacapulteco.

Sacapulteco Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Sacapulteco language.

Sacapulteco Language Resources

Language Map of Guatemala:
Map showing where in Central America the Sacapulteco language is spoken.

Tujaal Choltziij Sakapulteko:
Online Spanish-Sacapulteco glossary, with some audio clips of spoken words.

Lengua Sacapulteco
Information on the Sacapulteco language, including a linguistic map of Guatemala. Page in Spanish.

Wikipedia: Sakapultek:
Brief encyclopedia entry on Sacapulteco.

House of Languages: Sacapulteco:
Information about Sacapultec language usage.

Sakapulteko:
Demographic information about Sacapulteco from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Sakapulteko Language Tree:
Theories about Sacapultec's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Sacapulteco Culture and History Links

Sacapulteco People
Encyclopedia articles on the Sacapulteco Indians.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Endangered Languages Project: Sakapulteko:
Bibliography of Sacapulteco language resources.
  Maya Books
  Books for sale on the Maya Indian cultures.
  Pueblo Sakapulteko

Idioma Sacapulteco:
Information about the Sacapultecos in Spanish.

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