Ch'orti'
Lands
Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa and Quezaltepeque in Chiquimula and La Unión in Zacapa, Guatemala, and communities around Copán in Honduras
Facts 3
Today
Ch'orti' is also spoken in Honduran communities such as Cabañas, Santa Rita and Copán Ruinas.
As of 2025 Source: Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias (AGN), Descubre los útiles escolares en idioma ch'orti' (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
In 2025 the Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala translated the national symbols into Ch'orti'; the flag, for example, is tz'apray b'ujk.
As of 2025 Source: Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias (AGN), Símbolos patrios en ch'orti: un aporte para preservar el idioma y la identidad (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Ch'orti' linguistic community spans Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa and Quezaltepeque in Chiquimula and La Unión in Zacapa, Guatemala.
Source: Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG), Gramática Descriptiva del Idioma Maya Ch'orti' (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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