Kaqchikel
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A language of Guatemala
411,000 (2019 census). Ethnic population: 1,070,000 (2019 census).
Baja Verapaz department: Granados municipality; Chimaltenango department: all municipalities; Escuintal department: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa municipality; Guatemala department: Amatitlán, Chuarrancho, San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Pedro Ayampu, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Raymundo, and Villa Nueva municipalities; Sacatepéquez department: Alotenango, Jocotenango, Magdalena Milpas Altas, Pastores, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, San Bartolomé Milpas Altas, San Lucas Sacatepéquez, San Miguel Dueñas, Santa Catarina Barahona, Santa Lucía Milpas Altas, Santa María de Jesús, Santiago Sacatepéquea, Santo Domingo Xenacoj, and Sumpango municipalities; Sololá department: Concepción, Panajachel, San Andrés Semetab’äj, San Antonio Palopo, San José Chacaya’, San Juan La Laguna, San Lucas Tolimán, San Marcos La Laguna, Santa Catarina Palopo, and Santa Cruz La Laguna, and Sololá municipalities; Suchitepéquez department: Patulul, San Antonio Suchitepéquez, San Juan Bautista, and Santa Bárbara municipalities.
6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
Acatenango Southwestern Cakchiquel, Eastern Cakchiquel, Northern Cakchiquel, Santa María de Jesús Cakchiquel (Kach’ab’al), Santo Domingo Xenacoj Cakchiquel, South Central Cakchiquel, Southern Cakchiquel, Western Cakchiquel, Yepocapa Southwestern Cakchiquel.
SVO.
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–39%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2003. Agency: Academy of Mayan Languages.
Traditional religion, Christian.