Qʼeqchiʼ language
| Qʼeqchiʼ | |
|---|---|
| Kekchi | |
| Q'eqchi' | |
| 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) |
Mayan
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| 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' |
Map of Mayan languages. Qʼeqchiʼ is in pink, at the lower-center part of the map. | |
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.