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Uspanteco Indian Language

Uspanteco is a Mayan language.
Uspanteco is spoken by about 1500 people in Guatemala. It is a tone language and has SVO word order. 1500

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ImageOur Uspanteco Language Materials

ImageUspanteco Vocabulary
     Our list of vocabulary words in the Uspanteco language, with comparison to words in other Mayan languages.
ImageUspantec Maya Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Uspanteco words.
ImageUspanteco Animal Words:
     Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Uspanteco language.
ImageUspanteco Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in Uspanteco.
ImageUspanteco Numbers:
     Worksheet showing how to count in the Uspanteco language.

ImageUspanteco Language Resources

ImageLanguage Map of Guatemala:
    Map showing where in Central America the Uspanteco language is spoken.
ImageChololtziij li Tz’unun Tziijb’al Uspanteko:
    Online Spanish-Uspanteco glossary, with some audio clips of spoken words.
ImageLengua Uspanteco
     Information on the Uspanteco language, including a linguistic map of Guatemala. Page in Spanish.
ImageWikipedia: Uspantek:
     Brief encyclopedia entry on Uspanteco.
ImageHouse of Languages: Uspanteco:
    Information about Uspanteco language usage.
ImageEthnologue: Uspanteko:
     Demographic information about the Uspanteco language.
ImageUspanteko Language Tree:
    Theories about Uspantec's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
ImageUspanteco Prayers:
    Translations of the Lord's Prayer into the Uspanteco language.

ImageUspanteco Culture and History Links

  Endangered Languages Project: Uspanteko:
Bibliography of Uspanteco language resources.
ImageUspanteco People
     Encyclopedia articles on the Uspanteco Indians.
ImageUspantec Maya
     Article about Uspantec culture and history.

ImageBooks for sale on the Uspantecos

ImageWe Were Taught to Plant Corn Not to Kill
     Essays and artwork by Guatemalan Mayas about the 20th-century violence that rocked their communities.
ImageThe Ancient Maya:
    Excellent historical overview of ancient Mayan civilization in general.
ImageIndian Books:
    Evolving list of books about Mayas and Native Americans in general.

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