K’iche’, West Central
A language of Guatemala
ISO 639-3: qut
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 | 250,000 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Southwest of Lake Atitlán, Quezaltenango, and Totonicapán departments. |
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Guatemala, reference number 46 |
| Alternate names | Cantel Quiché, Southwestern Quiché |
| Dialects | Coastal K’iche’, Western K’iche’. |
| Classification | Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Quichean, Quichean, Quiche-Achi |
| Language use | All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–55%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. |
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