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

Kaqchikel, Southern

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3ckf
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  43,000 (1993 SIL).
Region  South of Antigua.
Language map  Guatemala, reference number 38
Alternate names   Southern Cakchiquel
Classification  Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Quichean, Quichean, Cakchiquel
Language use  Mainly adults. Some Shifting to Spanish.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 73%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1993.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SVO.