What is a Tzotzil?
1 A member of an indigenous people inhabiting parts of southern Mexico. ‘Mr Sterk says that, when evangelicals first come in, the Tzotzils want to defend their spiritual world.’ ‘From then on, nearly three hundred Indians, mainly Tzotzils, have converted to Islam in Chiapas.’
What does Tsotsil mean?
Tsotsil or Tzotzil is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas by about 330,000 people.
Is Tsotsil a Mayan language?
Tsotsil or Tzotzil is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas by about 330,000 people. It is closely related to Tzeltal and Ch’ol and is part of the Cholan-Tzeltalan branch of the Mayan language family.
What are the different dialects of Tsotsil?
Tsotsil has six dialects which are named after the dfferent regions of Chiapas in which they are spoken: Chamula, Zinacantán, San Andrés Larráinzar, Huixtán, Ch’enalho’, and Venustiano Carranza. There is varying degrees of mutual intelligibility between them.