Tzotzil (native name:
Bats'i k'op ) is a
Maya language spoken by the
indigenous Tzotzil Maya people in the
Mexican state of
Chiapas. Most speakers are bilingual in
Spanish as a second language. In Central Chiapas, some primary schools and a secondary school are taught in Tzotzil.
Tzeltal is the most closely related language to Tzotzil and together they form a Tzeltalan sub-branch of the Mayan language family. Tzeltal, Tzotzil and
Ch'ol are the most widely spoken languages in Chiapas.