Get to Know the Kaqchikel language of Guatemala

 

The Kaqchikel language has around 410,000 speakers, and is part of the Quichean-Mamean branch of the Mayan language family. 

It is spoken by the Kaqchikel people of midwestern Guatemala, predominantly in the departments of Sololá, Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, and Guatemala. 

Despite the Spanish Conquest's exploitation and genocide of indigenous peoples, the Kaqchikel language survived, and is now taught in public schools.

 

Why learn the Kaqchikel language?

An erupting volcano in Guatemala

Speakers :

410,000

Where :

Guatemala

Dialects :

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Map of Guatemala, the country where the Kaqchikel language is spoken
 
 

Cover Image

Chimaltenango, Guatemala

Photo by Giovanni DS on Unsplash

Map

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Resources for learning the Kaqchikel language

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The majority of the resources available for learning Kaqchikel are in Spanish.

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