The
Ch'orti' language (sometimes also
Chorti) is a
Mayan language, spoken by the
indigenous Maya people who are also known as the
Ch'orti' or Ch'orti' Maya. Ch'orti' is a direct descendant of the
Classic Maya language in which many of the
pre-Columbian inscriptions using the
Maya script were written. This Classic Maya language is also attested in a number of inscriptions made in regions whose inhabitants most likely spoke a different Mayan language variant, including the ancestor of
Yukatek Maya. Ch'orti' is the modern version of the ancient Mayan language Ch'olan (which was actively used and most popular between the years of A.D 250 and 850).