Q’eqchi’

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Also spoken in Mexico

Carlos González Mireles, Sat, 2023-01-28 18:36
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Location
ISO 639-3: 
kek

Q’eqchi’ (ISO 639-3: kek) is also spoken in Mexico by a user population of 1599 (2020, INEGI): https://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/poblacion/lindigena.aspx?tema=P

As for location, there are Q’eqchi’ speakers in Campeche state: Campeche, Champotón; Quintana roo state: Othón P. Blanco. (https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=inali_li&table_id=65)

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Alternate name

Carlos González Mireles, Sat, 2023-01-28 18:36
Regarding: 
Alternate Names
ISO 639-3: 
kek

An alternate name for Q’eqchi’ is "Cacchí": https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/estudios-cultura-maya/index.php/ecm...

Editorial Action

We will add an alternate name for Q’eqchi’ [kek] in Mexico, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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