Cakchikel

/kɑːkˈtʃiːkəl/ noun

Definition

A Mayan language spoken by the Cakchikel people in Guatemala, with hundreds of thousands of native speakers.

Etymology

From the Cakchikel people of Guatemala. 'Cakchikel' may derive from 'caqchi' (red) or relate to indigenous place names. The language is one of many Mayan languages still actively spoken today.

Kelly Says

The Cakchikel language survived Spanish colonization and continues thriving with over 400,000 speakers—it's a reminder that many indigenous languages aren't museum pieces but living, evolving systems.

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