Also Known As:
Kiché, Quiché, Quiche, K'iche', Central, Central Quiché, Chiquel, Cachabel
Dialects & Varieties
Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
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.)
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
890,822
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Guatemala, Mexico
Location Description
Mexico: Municipality of Champotón in the state of Campeche; municipalities of Las Margaritas and Marqués de Comillas in the state of Chiapas; Guatemala: El Quiché dept., Quetzaltenango, Cunén, Chichicastenango, Joyabaj, San Andrés Sajcabajá, Atitlán in Quetzaltenango dept.; Totinicapán dept, Santa Cruz Quiché
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
The K’iche’ data presented in this archive were originally collected as part of Clifton Pye’s disser
Variantes lingüísticas de la agrupación lingüística K'iche', con sus autodenominaciones y referencia
Variantes lingüísticas de la agrupación lingüística K'iche', por grado de riesgo de desaparición.