ISO 639-3 · cakcak
Central American Indian languages family
Kaqchikel
Kaqchikel Chʼabʼäl
Kaqchikel is a language of the Quichean branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. Wikidata counts about 500,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Mesoamerican language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
cak- Glottocode
kaqc1270- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 30 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kaqchikel · Kaqchikel Chʼabʼäl |
|---|---|
| Also called | Cakchiquel, Kaqchikel (Guatemala), Kaqchikel (Mexico), cak, Kaqchikel language |
| All speakers | 500,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Kaqchikel
The branches above Kaqchikel, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Guatemala
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