How do you say hello in Tzotzil?

How do you say hello in Tzotzil?

A collection of useful phrases in Tsotsil, a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas…..Useful Tsotsil phrases.

English Bats’i k’op (Tsotsil/Tzotzil)
Hello (General greeting) K’uxi Alo Alotalel Jech Lek
Hello (on phone) K’usi
How are you? K’uxa-elan jo’ote? K’uxa-elan?

What language do the Tzeltal speak?

Mayan language
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 Tzotzil?

Maya language
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.

What language does Chiapas speak?

Indigenous Languages of Chiapas Tzeltal and Tzotzil are both Mayan languages; they represent about 11.5 percent of all indigenous speakers in Mexico. The vast majority of their numbers live in Chiapas. Chol is also a Mayan language, though its speakers make up only three percent of speakers of indigenous speakers.

Where do the Tzeltal live?

The Tzeltal are one of the many ancient Maya sub-groups that have survived to the present day. They live in the central highlands of Chiapas State, Mexico. Linguistically, they are the cousins of the Tzotzil.

Where is Tzotzil located?

southern Mexico
The Tzotzil are an indigenous Maya people of the central Chiapas highlands in southern Mexico.

How many people speak Tzeltal?

Tzeltal is spoken in southeastern Mexico by over 300,000 Mayan speakers.

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