[WSBAPT] Need SGAL fluent in Guatemalan and English languages

Fri Nov 5 15:58:36 PDT 2021

  Law Office of
F.ANDREKITA SILVA
____________________________________________  

                                                  November 5, 2021

Dalynne,

I am bilingual. I speak Spanish fluently. 

There are indigenous populations in both Mexico and Guatemala (and I  
assume all countries south of Mexico down to South America) that speak  
an indigenous language.

However, Spanish of Guatemala is just like Spanish of Mexico (maybe a  
different accent and some different phrases). 
These indigenous languages do not sound like spanish AT ALL - not even  
a little bit. Usually indigenous populations that still speak their  
native language have a modest understanding of Spanish, especially the  
younger population that has more access to TV and internet.  

You’ll need to find out what language specifically this person speaks.  
If they are truly monolingual in an indigenous language, an  
interpreter may be needed. If no professional interpreter can be  
found, perhaps a family or friend from the person’s home country can  
be used.

andrekita
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-224-8288
www.seattle-silvalaw.com

Quoting Dalynne Singleton <dalynne at glgmail.com>:

> Does anyone know of an attorney or settlement GAL who is fluent in  
> both English and Guatemalan languages?
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>    It is not just Spanish from what I understand.  From Wiki:
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>    Spanish[1] is the official language of Guatemala[2]. As a first  
> and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the  
> population. Guatemalan Spanish[3] is the local variant of the  
> Spanish language.
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>    Twenty-one Mayan languages[4] are spoken, especially in rural  
> areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian[5] languages, Xinca[6],  
> an indigenous language, and Garifuna[7], an Arawakan[8] language  
> spoken on the Caribbean coast. According to the Language Law of  
> 2003, the languages of Mayas, Xincas, and Garifunas are recognized  
> as national languages.
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>    /DALYNNE SINGLETON/
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Links:
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_Spanish
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerindian
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xincan_languages
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garifuna_language
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arawakan
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