Qʼeqchiʼ language

Qʼeqchiʼ
Qʼeqchiʼ
Kekchi
Native to	Guatemala, Belize, Mexico
Region	Alta Verapaz, Petén, Izabal, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché; Toledo; Campeche, Quintana Roo, Chiapas
Ethnicity	Qʼeqchiʼ
Native speakers	1.3 million (2019 census)
Language family	Mayan Quichean–Mamean Greater Quichean Qʼeqchiʼ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Guatemala; Mexico
Regulated by	Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas; Academía de las Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kek
Glottolog	kekc1242
ELP	Q'eqchi'

The Qʼeqchiʼ language, also spelled Kekchi, Kʼekchiʼ, or Kekchí, is one of the Mayan languages from the Quichean branch, spoken within Qʼeqchiʼ communities in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

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