Chuj people

Chuj

Total population
approx. 68,000
Regions with significant populations
Guatemala Huehuetenango 64,438 [1]  Mexico approx. 3,000 [2]
Languages
Chuj, Spanish
Religion
Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion

The Chuj are a Maya people in Guatemala and Mexico. Their indigenous language is also called Chuj and belongs to the Q'anjobalan–Chujean family of Mayan languages. In Guatemala, most Chuj live in the department of Huehuetenango in the municipalities of San Mateo Ixtatán and San Sebastián Coatán.

Notes

1. ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2002. http://www.ine.gob.gt/Nesstar/Censo2002/survey0/dataSet/dataFiles/dataFile1/var26.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
2. ^ "Hablantes de lengua indígena en México - Lenguas indígenas en México y hablantes (de 5 años y más) al 2005". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2005. http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/impresion/poblacion/lindigena.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 

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