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Where is Tzeltal spoken?
Mexican state of Chiapas
Tzeltal or Tseltal (/ˈ(t)sɛltɑːl/) is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas, mostly in the municipalities of Ocosingo, Altamirano, Huixtán, Tenejapa, Yajalón, Chanal, Sitalá, Amatenango del Valle, Socoltenango, Las Rosas, Chilón, San Juan Cancuc, San Cristóbal de las Casas and Oxchuc.
What language is spoken in Chiapas Mexico?
Tzotzil
Tzotzil (/ˈ(t)soʊtsɪl/; Batsʼi kʼop [ɓatsʼi kʼopʰ]) is a Maya language spoken by the indigenous Tzotzil Maya people in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Most speakers are bilingual in Spanish as a second language.
Is Chiapas Mexico safe?
Is Chiapas safe for travelers? According to experts, you are statistically quite safe while visiting Chiapas if you stick to the popular places like San Cristobal de las Casas, San Juan Chamula, and the Chiapas pueblos magicos (magic towns) of Palenque and Comitan de Dominguez.
What is Tzeltal?
Tzeltal is a Mayan language spoken by 372,730 people in the Mexican state of Chiapas, mainly in the municipalities of Ocosingo, Altamirano, Huixtán, Tenejapa, Yajalón, Chanal, Sitalá, Amatenango del Valle, Socoltenango, Villa las Rosas, Chilón, San Juan Cancun, San Cristóbal de las Casas and Oxchuc.
Is Tzeltal related to Tzotzil?
Tzeltal, which is also known as Ts’eltal, is closely related to Tzotzil and the two languages form the Tzeltalan branch of the Cholan-Tzaltalan sub-branch of the Ch’ol Mayan languages.
What is the difference between the Tzeltalan and Chʼol languages?
One of the primary differences between the Tzeltalan and the Chʼol languages today is that while the Chʼol languages feature split ergativity, the Tzeltalan languages are fully morphologically ergative . Tzeltal language programming is carried out by the CDI ‘s radio station XEVFS, broadcasting from Las Margaritas, Chiapas .
How many dialects of Tzeltal are there?
Los 2 idiomas son parte de la subdivisión Tzeltalan y están estrechamente relacionados, se estima que comenzó a separarse alrededor de 1200 CE. El idioma tzeltal se concentra en veinte de los 111 municipios de Chiapas, con dos dialectos principales; tierras altas (u Oxchuc) y tierras bajas (o Bachajonteco).