Pronunciation [xatʃ tʼaːn] Native speakers 1000 (2010 census) | Ethnicity Lacandon people | |
Language family MayanYucatecanYucatec–LacandonLacandon | ||
Lacandon (Jach-t’aan in the revised orthography of the Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas) is a Mayan language spoken by all of the 1,000 Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas in Mexico. Native Lacandon speakers refer to their language as Jach t’aan or Hach t'an. Most Lacandon people speak Lacandon Maya. Most also speak Spanish.
Phonology
The following tables list the standard phonemes of the Lacandon language.
References
Lacandon language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA