Tekiteko

The language, legally, is recognized in Guatemala. According to the Guatemalan Constitution, Spanish is considered the official language of the country, while the “vernacular languages” are part of the cultural heritage. In the course of recent years, many initiatives have been launched (such as the National Languages ​​Law, in 2003) in order to defend and promote the use of the languages ​​of the Mayan, Garifuna and Xinca peoples.

Tektiteko is part of the Mayan languages ​​that are standardized, protected and promoted by the Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala , an autonomous state organization, created in 1990.

Vitality and transmission : Tektiteko due to the small number of speakers is probably one of the most threatened Mayan languages. And it is also one of the least studied and a lot of scientific information about this language is lacking. In the tektiteko that is currently spoken there are numerous loanwords from Spanish.

Several sources ( Ethnologue et Linguamón , among others) testify to an ever-existing transmission and a recent renewal of interest on the part of the younger generations in Tectitán. However, much remains to be done to secure the future of the language.

The tektiteko is part of Sorosoro's endangered languages ​​video documentation program. The filming took place in March 2009, with the collaboration of the linguist Juventino de Jesús Pérez Alonzo.

 

At Trápaga Asociados – Interpretation & Translation Agency, we work with all Mayan languages including Tekiteko.

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