ISO 639-3 · qucquc
Central American Indian languages family
K’iche’
Qatzijobʼal
K’iche’ is a language of the Quichean branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. Wikidata counts about 2 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Mayan language spoken by the K'iche' people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
quc- Glottocode
kich1262- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 40 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | K’iche’ · Qatzijobʼal |
|---|---|
| Also called | K'iche', Quiché, K’iche’ language, Quiche, quc |
| All speakers | 2,000,000 |
| 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 K’iche’
The branches above K’iche’, 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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