After presentation of the Kaqchikel language, we’re spending another week in Guatemala where, back in 2009, we had filming sessions in the Tektiteko community, in Tectitan, region of Huehuetenango, a mountainous area near the Mexican boarder.

Today we’d like to introduce linguist Juventino de Jesus Pérez Alonzo, who was with out chief operator José Reynès. Juventino here presents Tektiteko: one of the Mayan languages among the most threatened in Guatemala. With around 2000 speakers, this language of the Mam’ branch is greatly influenced by Spanish, and transmission of the language as well as the culture of the Tektiteko aren’t really ensured anymore.

Presentation on Tektiteko by linguist Juventino de Jesus Pérez Alonzo – in Spanish

Linguist : Juventino de Jesus Pérez Alonzo

Image and sound : José Reynès

Editing : Caroline Laurent