Tzeltal language

Tzeltal
Batz'il K'op
Native to	Mexico
Region	Chiapas
Ethnicity	Tzeltal
Native speakers	450,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Mayan Cholan–Tzeltalan Tzeltalan Tzeltal
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	tzel1254
Map showing languages of the Mayan family
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Tzeltal or Ts'eltal /ˈsɛltɑːl, ˈtsɛl-/ is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas, mostly in the municipalities of Ocosingo, Altamirano, Huixtán, Tenejapa, Yajalón, Chanal, Sitalá, Amatenango del Valle, Socoltenango, Villa las Rosas, Chilón, San Juan Cancun, San Cristóbal de las Casas and Oxchuc. Tzeltal is one of many Mayan languages spoken near this eastern region of Chiapas, including Tzotzil, Ch'ol, and Tojolab'al, among others. There is also a small Tzeltal diaspora in other parts of Mexico and the United States, primarily as a result of unfavorable economic conditions in Chiapas.