Kaqchikel language
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| Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel) Kaqchikel Ch'ab'äl |
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| Spoken in: | Guatemala | |
| Region: | Central Highlands | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 500,000 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Quichean-Mamean Greater Quichean Quichean Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel) |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | variously: cak — Central cke — Eastern ckw — Western ckd — South Central ckf — Southern ckc — Northern cki — Santa María de Jesús ckj — Santo Domingo Xenacoj cbm — Yepocapa Southwestern ckk — Akatenango Southwestern |
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The Kaqchikel language (in modern orthography; formerly also spelled Cakchiquel or Cakchiquiel) is an indigenous Mesoamerican language and a member of the Quichean-Mamean branch of the Mayan languages family. It is spoken by the indigenous Kaqchikel people in central Guatemala. It is closely related to the K'iche' (Quiché) and Tz'utujil languages.
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