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Chuj people
The Chuj or Chuh are a Maya people, whose homeland is in Guatemala and Mexico. Population estimates vary between 30,000 and over 60,000. Their indigenous language is also called Chuj and belongs to the Q'anjobalan branch of Mayan languages. In Guatemala, most Chuj live in the department of Huehuetenango in the municipalities of San Mateo Ixtatán and San Sebastián Coatán.
The Chuj, and their ancestors, are believed to have lived in the same area for 4,000 years. They first came into contact with Spanish ''conquistadores'' in the 1530s, however they were not finally subdued by the Spanish colonial authorities until the 1680s. In the post-Colonial era, the Chuj lost much of their communal land, reducing them to extreme poverty. This resulted in a history of violent resistance to authority culminating in guerrilla activity against Guatemala's military junta in the 1980s.
==Ethonym==
The name ''Chuj'' is an exonym first used by the Spanish.〔 According to folk tradition, the term was coined by Tzeltal conscripts of the Spanish, for whom it meant the loose wool overgarment traditionally worn by Chuj men.〔 The Chuj themselves use an autonym based on their town of origin, i.e. ''ajSan Matéyo'' (from San Mateo Ixtatán), ''ajSan Sabastyán'' (from San Sebastián Coatán), or ''ajNenton'' (from Nentón).〔
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