Lacandon (''Jach-tʼaan'' in the revised
orthography
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of the ''
Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas'')
is a
Mayan language
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
spoken by all of the 1,000
Lacandon people
The Lacandon are one of the Maya peoples who live in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the southern border with Guatemala. Their homeland, the Lacandon Jungle, lies along the Mexican side of the Usumacinta River and its tribut ...
in the state of
Chiapas in
Mexico
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. Within
Chiapas, Lacandon is spoken in
Betel, Lacanjá San Quintín, Lake Metzaboc, Metzaboc, and
Najá.
[
Native Lacandon speakers refer to their language as ''Jach tʼaan'' or ''Hach tʼan''. Most Lacandon people speak Lacandon Maya. Most also speak Spanish.
]
Phonology
The following tables list the standard phonemes of the Lacandon language.
Consonants
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References
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Agglutinative languages
Mayan languages
Indigenous languages of Mexico
Indigenous languages of Central America
Mesoamerican languages