Kaqchikel-K’iche’ Mixed Language

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639: ckz
Alternate Names: Cauque Mixed Language
Population: 2,000 (1998 SIL).
Location:: Sacatepéquez department: Santa María Cauqué and Santiago.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Mixed language, Cakchiquel-Quiché
Dialects: None known. Came from the K’iche’ area in the colonial period. Older speakers show a base of K’iche’.
Language Use: Changing to become more like South Central Kaqchikel [cak]. Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kaqchikel-K’iche’ Mixed Language
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Sacatepéquez department: Santa María Cauqué and Santiago.