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  1. Languages of Guatemala. Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language. Twenty-six Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian languages: Xinca, an indigenous language, and Garifuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast.

  2. Aug 1, 2017 · Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. 21 Mayan languages, one indigenous language, and one Arawakan language are also spoken in the country.

  3. Dec 10, 2019 · Guatemalan Spanish is so clean partly because it is the maternal language of only a little more than half of Guatemala’s population. Everyone else in Guatemala speaks Spanish as a second language or not at all.

  4. There are 25 languages spoken in Guatemala. Spanish is the official and most spoken language. In addition, there are 22 different Mayan languages as well as two other Indigenous languages - Garífuna and Xinca.

  5. Guatemalan Spanish (Spanish: Español guatemalteco) is the national variant of Spanish spoken in the Central American country of Guatemala. While 93% of Guatemalans in total speak Spanish, it is the native language of only 69% of the population due to the prevalence of languages in the indigenous Mayan and Arawakan families.

  6. Spanish is Guatemala’s official language and is used by close to 93% of the country’s population. Spanish is also used to teach in most schools. Despite Spanish being the formal language, not all locals are eloquent in it.

  7. Jul 13, 2021 · Kiche’ is a national language of Guatemala, but it is not recognized as an offical language. The several dialects of K’iche’ are different enough form each other to be considered their own languages, the most widely spoken of these being Central K’iche’.

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