Tektitek language

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Tektitek (B'a'aj)
Spoken in	Guatemala
Region	Western Highlands
Total speakers	approx. 1,000
Language family	Mayan Quichean-Mamean Greater Mamean Mamean Tektitek (B'a'aj)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	myn
ISO 639-3	ttc
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The Tektitek language (Tectiteco, Teco, or B'a'aj) is a member of the Quichean-Mamean branch of the Mayan language family.^[1] It is very closely related to the Mam language. Tektikek is spoken by the Tektitek people, which are primarily settled in the municipality of Tectitán, department of Huehuetenango. A number of Tektitek speakers have settled in Mexico.

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