Tektitek language

Tektitek
B'a'aj
Native to	Guatemala, Mexico
Region	Western Highlands
Ethnicity	Tektitek
Native speakers	5,000 (2002)
Language family	Mayan Quichean–Mamean Greater Mamean Mamean Tektitek
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ttc
Glottolog	tekt1235

The Tektitek language (Tectiteco, Teco, or B'a'aj) is a member of the Quichean–Mamean branch of the Mayan language family. It is very closely related to the Mam language. Tektikek is spoken by the Tektitek people, which are primarily settled in the municipality of Tectitán, department of Huehuetenango. A number of Tektitek speakers have settled in Mexico.

Phonology

			Bilabial	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar		Uvular	Glottal
								Normal	Palatalized
Plosive	Normal		p /p̪ʰ/	t /tʰ/				k /kʰ/	ky /kʰʲ/	q /qʰ/	' /ʲʔ/
	Ejective			t' /tʼ/				k' /kʼ/	ky'/kʼʲ/
	Implosive		b' /ɓ/							q' /ʛ/
Nasal			m /m/	n /n/				nh /ŋ/
Fricative			w /v/	s /s/	xh /ɕ/	x /ʂ/				j /χ/
Affricate	Normal			tz /t͡sʰ/	ch /t͡ɕʰ/	tx /ʈ͡ʂʰ/
	Ejective			tz' /t͡sʼ~dzʼ/	ch' /t͡ɕʼ~dʑʼ/	tx' /ʈ͡ʂʼ~ɖʐʼ/
Flap				r /ɾ/
Approximant			w /ʋ/	l /l~ɺ/			y /j/