Endangered Languages Project - Q'eqchi'

Q'eqchi'

^{[aka K'ekchí, Kekch, Kekchi]}

Classification: Mayan

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		K'ekchí, Kekch, Kekchi, Qeqchi', Quecchi', Cacche', Ketchi', Kekchi', Kekchí
CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, K'ichean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kek
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala” . Richards, Michael (2003) Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
726,723
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
726,723 personas para el año 2001, según un algoritmo desarrollado con base en las proyecciones del Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Guatemala, Belize

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: - Alta Verapaz: Chahal, Chisec, Cobán, Fray Bartolomé las Casas, Lanquín, Panzós, Chamelco, Carchá, Cahabón, Senahú y Tucurú.
- Baja Verapaz: Purulhá.
- Petén: La Libertad, Poptún, San Luis y Sayaxché.
- Quiché: Ixcán, Playa Grande y Uspantán.
- Izabal: El Estor, Livingston y Morales.
- Belice: Distrito de Toledo.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
726,723
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2005

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in a 24,662 square kilometer area.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
421,286
Native speakers worldwide

728,467
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
852,012
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
428,410 men; 423,602 women. Data for within Guatemala. (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE, Guatemala, 2002 census).

DATE OF INFO: 2002

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
423,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
400,000 in Guatemala (1998 SIL). Population total all countries: 423,500.

800,000 in Guatemala (2009 SIL), increasing. Population total all countries: 823,500 (2013).

PLACES: Belize; Guatemala;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Northern Alta Verapaz, southern Petén departments.

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Information from: “Glottolog” .