The Awakatek (Aguacateco) are a

Maya people The Maya peoples () are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people ...

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, primarily located in the municipality of

Aguacatán Aguacatán () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at above sea level. The municipality has a population of 49,607 (2018 census) and covers an area of 287 km². Geography Aguacatán is s ...

(

Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American High ...

). Their native

Awakatek language Awakatek (also known as Aguateco, Awaketec, Coyotin, Chalchitec, and Balamiha, and natively as Qa'yol) is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala, primarily in Huehuetenango and around Aguacatán. The language only has fewer than 10,000 speakers, ...

is related to the

Ixil language Ixil (''Ixhil'') is a Mayan language spoken in Mexico and Guatemala. It is the primary language of the Ixil people, which mainly comprises the three towns of San Juan Cotzal, Santa Maria Nebaj, and San Gaspar Chajul in the Guatemalan highlands ...

.See Gordon (2005):

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* * Indigenous peoples in Guatemala Maya peoples Mesoamerican cultures Huehuetenango Department {{NorthAm-ethno-group-stub