Alternate Names: Eastern Tzutujil, Santiago Atitlán Tzutujil, Tzutuhil, Tzutujil Oriental
Dialects: Western Tzutujil.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 83,800 (1990–1998 SIL), increasing. 17,000 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by K’iche’ [quc].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 3%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. 25% read, 5% write. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1981–2010.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Guatemala