The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project is an open-source language digitization
Also Known As:
Kakchiquel, Kaqchikel, Central, Cakchiquel, Kaqchiquel, Kachiquel
Dialects & Varieties
- 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.
Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala
Richards, Michael. 2003. Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala. Guatemala: Editorial Serviprensa,
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
475,889
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.
Location and Context
Countries
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.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
No results found.
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language and Technology
The Practical Roadmap for Indigenous Language Digitization is written for Indigenous communities
Language, Culture, and Arts
A book of poetry by 26 authors from Mexico (Chiapas), Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala in their Indigenous languages, with self-translations into Spanish.
