The
Ch'orti' people (alternatively,
Ch'orti' Maya or
Chorti) are one of the
indigenous Maya peoples, who primarily reside in communities and towns of southeastern
Guatemala, northwestern
Honduras, and northern
El Salvador. Their
indigenous language, also known as
Ch'orti', is a survival of Classic Choltian, the language of the inscriptions in
Copan. It is the first language of approximately 15,000 people, although the majority of present-day Ch'orti' speakers are
bilingual in
Spanish as well.