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Chuj San Mateo Ixtatan Language / Version: Revised Guatemalan BS Version / Nuevo Testamento / Chuj is a language belonging to Q'anjobalan-Chujean family of Mayan languages spoken by around 40,000 people in Guatemala and 10,000 in Mexico.

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MP3 New Testametn CD in Chuj San Mateo Ixtatan Language

Language: Chuj San Mateo Ixtatan
Version: Revised Guatemalan BS Version
Available Option: New Testament - Drama



Chuj (IPA: /'u'x/) is a language belonging to Q'anjobalan-Chujean family of Mayan languages spoken by around 40,000 people in Guatemala and 10,000 in Mexico. Chuj together with the languages of Tojolab'al, Mocho', Akateko, Q'anjob'al and Popti' form the western branch of the Mayan family of languages. Chuj created its own branch about 21 centuries ago. In Guatemala, Chuj speakers are located in three municipalities in the department of Huehuetenango. They are San Mateo Ixtatán, San Sebastián Coatán and Nentón. There is a high level of language conservation in these areas. Some communities of Barillas and Ixcán also speak Chuj in Guatemala.

The Chuj Mayan language has been influenced by Spanish and speakers of this language have a tendency to mix Chuj with Spanish words. It is estimated that 70% of the Chuj language is purely Chuj.