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Tzotzil

Proper noun

Meaning

A Mayan language of Chiapas, Mexico.

An indigenous Maya people of Southern Mexico.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Ch’ol language belongs to the Maya family and is related to Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Lacandon, Tojolabal, and Yucatec Mayan. Source: Internet

Tzotzils Tzotzil women in San Cristobal de las Casas Tzotzil speakers number just slightly less than theTzeltals at 226,000, although those of the ethnicity are probably higher. Source: Internet

Four of Chiapas' indigenous languages Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Tojolabal and Chol are high-vitality languages, meaning that a high percentage of these ethnicities speak the language and that there is a high rate of monolingualism in it. Source: Internet

Many Protestant Tzotzil have accused the Tzeltal of ethnic discrimination and intimidation due to their religious beliefs and the Tzeltal have in return accused the Tzotzil of singling them out for discrimination. Source: Internet

This language, along with Tzotzil, is from the Tzeltalan subdivision of the Mayan language family. Source: Internet

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