Alternate Names: Popti’
Dialects: Eastern Jakalteko (Eastern Jacalteco), Western Jakalteko (Western Jacaltec, Western Jacalteco). The eastern and western varieties understand each other’s spoken languages, but not written text.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,000 in Guatemala (1990 SIL). Population total all countries: 9,500.
Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–52%. NT: 1979–1997.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Guatemala