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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kakchiquel, Kaqchikel, Central, Cakchiquel, Kaqchiquel, Kachiquel
CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, K'ichean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cak, ckk, cke, ckc, cki, ckj, ckd, ckf, ckw, cbm
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Akatenango Southwestern Kaqchikel Central Kaqchikel Eastern Kaqchikel Northern Kaqchikel Santa María de Jesús Santo Domingo Xenacoj South Central Kaqchikel Southern Kaqchikel Western Kaqchikel Yepocapa Southwestern Kaqchikel.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue (2009) separated Kaqchikel into 10 different entries, which are dialects of a single Kaqchikel language.

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Information from: “Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala” . Richards, Michael (2003) Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
475,889
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
475,889 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con
base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

DATE OF INFO: 2001

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Guatemala (departmentO: Chuarrancho, San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Pedro Ayampuc, San Pedro Sacatepéquez y San Raymundo.
Sacatepéquez: Magdalena Milpas Altas, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Santa Catarina Barahona, San Lucas Sacatepéquez, San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sumpango, Santa María de Jesús, Santa Domingo Xenacoj, San Miguel Dueñas, San Juan Alotenango y Santa Lucía Milpas Altas.
Escuintla: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa.
Sololá: Panajachel, San Andrés Semetabaj, San Antonio Palopó, San José Chacayá, Santa Catarina Palopó, Santa Cruz la Laguna, Sololá, Concepción y San Marcos la Laguna.
Suchitepéquez: San Antonio Suchitepéquez, San Juan Bautista and Patulul.
Baja Verapaz: part of El Chol.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
450,900
Native speakers worldwide
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The combined sum of speaker numbers from Ethnologue's (2009) 10 separate Kaqchikel dialect entries.

451,000 (1990–1998 SIL) (2013) (Ethnologue 2013 has only a single Kaqchikel language [cak]

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: South, Chimaltenango Department, Yepocapa municipality; San Martín Jilotepeque municipality, San Martín and Santa Ana Chimaltenango towns and rural areas; northwest of Guatemala City, San Juan Sacatepéquez; south of Antigua; west of Guatemala City on the Pan American highway; Akatenango municipality; Sololá Department, North and east shores of Lake Atitlán.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
444,989
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
444,954 in Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Guatemala (2002) XI Censo Nacional de Población), 35 in Mexico (2000 census).

Ethnic population
832,968
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
411,878 men; 421,090 women. 2002 census. Data for within Guatemala.

DATE OF INFO: 2002

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
475,889
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2005

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 4,537 square kilometer area.

	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis		SIL International			Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		450,900		100000	The combined sum of speaker numbers from Ethnologue's (2009) 10 separate Kaqchikel dialect entries. 451,000 (1990–1998 SIL) (2013) (Ethnologue 2013 has only a single Kaqchikel language [cak]	At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Guatemala	South, Chimaltenango Department, Yepocapa municipality; San Martín Jilotepeque municipality, San Martín and Santa Ana Chimaltenango towns and rural areas; northwest of Guatemala City, San Juan Sacatepéquez; south of Antigua; west of Guatemala City on the Pan American highway; Akatenango municipality; Sololá Department, North and east shores of Lake Atitlán.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger			UNESCO Publishing			Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		444,989		100000	444,954 in Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Guatemala (2002) XI Censo Nacional de Población), 35 in Mexico (2000 census).	At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2009	ATLAS SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICO DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN AMÉRICA LATINA			proeibandes		2	Bolivia	UNICEF	http://www.proeibandes.org/atlas/tomo_2.pdf		2009. "ATLAS SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICO DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN AMÉRICA LATINA." 2: proeibandes. Online: http://www.proeibandes.org/atlas/tomo_2.pdf.		832,968		2002		411,878 men; 421,090 women. 2002 census. Data for within Guatemala.
January 23		2005	Idiomas mayas: Número de hablantes y extension territorial		data republished in several locations	Prensa Libre	Revista D				http://douglasvasquez.blogspot.com/2011/03/idiomas-mayas-numero-de-hablantes-y.html and http://www.monografias.com/trabajos-pdf2/guatemala-lenguas-mayas-desaparecer/guatemala-lenguas-mayas-desaparecer.pdf	Liliana Pellicer	Liliana Pellicer. 2005. "Idiomas Mayas: Número De Hablantes Y Extension Territorial." In Revista D, Prensa Libre. Online: http://douglasvasquez.blogspot.com/2011/03/idiomas-mayas-numero-de-hablantes-y.html and http://www.monografias.com/trabajos-pdf2/guatemala-lenguas-mayas-desaparecer/guatemala-lenguas-mayas-desaparecer.pdf.			475,889	2005	100000		At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		4,537 square kilometer area.
			Glottolog								http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.										14.47, -90.99
		2003	Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala			Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala					http://www.liceosiglo21.com/IDIOMA%20MAYA/atlas/Atlas%20Ling%FC%EDstico.pdf	Richards, Michael	Richards, Michael. 2003. Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala. Guatemala: Editorial Serviprensa,			475,889	2001	10000-99999	475,889 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Guatemala	Guatemala (departmentO: Chuarrancho, San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Pedro Ayampuc, San Pedro Sacatepéquez y San Raymundo. Sacatepéquez: Magdalena Milpas Altas, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Santa Catarina Barahona, San Lucas Sacatepéquez, San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sumpango, Santa María de Jesús, Santa Domingo Xenacoj, San Miguel Dueñas, San Juan Alotenango y Santa Lucía Milpas Altas. Escuintla: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa. Sololá: Panajachel, San Andrés Semetabaj, San Antonio Palopó, San José Chacayá, Santa Catarina Palopó, Santa Cruz la Laguna, Sololá, Concepción y San Marcos la Laguna. Suchitepéquez: San Antonio Suchitepéquez, San Juan Bautista and Patulul. Baja Verapaz: part of El Chol.

Kaqchikel

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Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

475,889

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

450,900

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

444,989

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

475,889

Discussion

Kaqchikel

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

475,889

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

450,900

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

444,989

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

475,889

Discussion

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