Kaqchikel

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Also spoken in Mexico

Carlos González Mireles, Sat, 2023-01-28 18:15
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Location
ISO 639-3: 
cak

Kaqchikel (ISO 639-3: cak) is also spoken in Mexico by a user population of 169 (2020, INEGI): https://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/poblacion/lindigena.aspx?tema=P

As for location, there are Kaqchikel speakers in Campeche state: Campeche, Champotón; Quintana roo state: Othón P. Blanco. (https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=inali_li&table_id=72)

As for alternate names, it is known as "Kakchikel" in Mexico: https://site.inali.gob.mx/Micrositios/normas/kakchikel.html

Editorial Action

We will add a language entry for Kaqchikel [cak] in Mexico, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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Also spoken in United States

Carlos González Mireles, Sat, 2023-01-28 18:15
Regarding: 
Location
ISO 639-3: 
cak

Kaqchikel (ISO 639-3: cak) is also spoken in the United States by a user population of 4,200 (2022, based on ethnicity) according to Joshua Project: https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11119/US For the United States it is classified as non-indigenous.

Editorial Action

We will add a language entry for Kaqchikel [cak] in the United States, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

View the Discussion