Sakapultek language

Sakapultek
Sacapulteco
Tujaal Tziij
Native toGuatemala
RegionEl Quiché
Ethnicity12,900 Sakapultek (2019 census)[1]
Native speakers
6,500 (2019 census)[1]
Mayan
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Guatemala[2]
Regulated byAcademia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG)
Language codes
ISO 639-3quv
Glottologsaca1238
ELPSakapulteko

Sakapultek or Sacapulteco is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché). It is spoken by approximately 6,500 people in Sacapulas, El Quiché department and in Guatemala City.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar 		Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain sibilant plain pal.
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless p t ts tʃ k kʲ q ʔ
ejective (pʼ) tʼ tsʼ tʃʼ kʼ kʼʲ qʼ
implosive ɓ
Fricative s ʃ x
Nasal m n ŋ
Tap ɾ
Approximant w l j
  • Plain voiceless stops are aspirated [Cʰ] in syllable-final position.
  • /ɓ/ is heard as an ejective [pʼ] or a voiceless implosive [ɓ̥] when before consonants, or in syllable-final or word-final positions.[3]
  • /qʼ/ may also be heard as an implosive [ʛ̥] in free variation.[4]

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

References

  1. ^ a b c Sakapultek at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Congreso de la República de Guatemala. "Decreto Número 19-2003. Ley de Idiomas Nacionales". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ^ DuBois, John William (1981). The Sacapultec language. University of California at Berkeley.
  4. ^ Mó Isém, Romelia (2006). Gramática descriptiva Sakapulteka. Ciudad de Guatemala: OKMA Proyecto de documentación: idioma Sakapulteko.


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