Alternate Names: Cakchiquel, Kaqchiquel
Dialects: Akatenango Soutwestern Cakchiquel, Eastern Cakchiquel, Northern Cakchiquel, Santa María de Jesús Cakchiquel (Kach’ab’al), Santo Domingo Xenacoj Cakchiquel, South Central Cakchiquel, Southern Cakchiquel, Western Cakchiquel, Yepocapa Southwestern Cakchiquel.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 451,000 (1990–1998 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Nearly all parents pass Kaqchikel on to children. All ages. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by K’iche’ [quc].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–39%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. New media. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1931–2012.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Guatemala
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.