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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Guatemala > Kaqchikel, Eastern

Kaqchikel, Eastern

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3cke
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population  100,000 (1998 SIL).
Region  Northwest of and near Guatemala City, San Juan SacatepĂ©quez.
Language map  Guatemala, reference number 14
Alternate names   Eastern Cakchiquel
Classification  Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Quichean, Quichean, Cakchiquel
Language use  All ages.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 3%. Literacy rate in L2: 45%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1986.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SVO.