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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 souteastern Guatemala and west-northern Honduras. Their indigenous language is also known as Ch'orti', and is in fluent use as a first language by approximately 15,000 people, although the majority of present-day Ch'orti' speakers are bilingual in Spanish as well.