>>5997852K’iche’ ([kʼiˈtʃeʔ], also Qatzijob'al "our language" to its speakers), or Quiché (/kiːˈtʃeJ/[3]), is a Maya language of Guatemala, spoken by the K'iche' people of the central highlands. With over a million speakers (some 7% of Guatemala's population), K'iche' is the second-most widely spoken language in the country after Spanish. Most speakers of K'iche' languages also have at least a working knowledge of Spanish.
The Central dialect is the most commonly used in the media and education. The literacy rate is low, but K'iche' is increasingly taught in schools and used on radio. The most famous work in the Classical K'iche' language is the Popol Vuh (Popol Wu'uj in modern spelling).
Contents
1 Dialects
2 Phonology
2.1 Stress
2.2 Vowels
2.3 Consonants
2.4 Syllabic structure
3 Orthography
4 Morphology
4.1 Pronouns
4.2 Verbs
4.2.1 Voice and derivation
5 Syntax
6 Babytalk
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Dialects
Kaufman (1970) divides the K'iche' complex into the following five dialects, with the representative municipalities given as well (quoted in Par Sapón 2000:17).
East
Joyabaj
Zacualpa
Cubulco
Rabinal
