53 km away
A Mamean Mayan language spoken across the western highlands of Guatemala and adjacent parts of Chiapas, Mexico. Around 600,000 speakers.
Kʼicheʼ
Also known as: Quiché
The largest Mayan language of Guatemala, spoken across the western highlands. The language of the Popol Vuh, the foundational K'ichean creation epic.
Shareable facts
Want a Kʼicheʼ app?
Vote and we'll prioritise it. Top-voted dialects move up the roadmap. One vote per email.
Frequently asked questions
What language is Kʼicheʼ?
Kʼicheʼ is a dialect of the Kʼicheʼ language.
Where is Kʼicheʼ spoken?
Kʼicheʼ is primarily spoken in Guatemala.
Which region is Kʼicheʼ associated with?
Kʼicheʼ is part of the North America region on DialectAtlas.
Is Kʼicheʼ known by other names?
Yes — Kʼicheʼ is also referred to as Quiché.
Nearby dialects
See on the atlas →111 km away
The Spanish of Central America, centred on Guatemala City. Linguistically transitional between Mexican and Caribbean varieties, with widespread voseo verb forms.
141 km away
A K'ichean Mayan language spoken in central Guatemala and southern Belize. The fastest-growing Mayan language, expanding across former Q'eqchi'-monolingual territory.
608 km away
An Arawakan language with major African and Carib influence, spoken along the Caribbean coast of Central America. Descended from communities deported from St. Vincent in 1797; a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage.
710 km away
The Spanish of the Yucatán peninsula. Heavily shaped by contact with Yucatec Maya, with distinctive intonation, glottalised stops, and a substantial Mayan-derived lexicon.
738 km away
The most-spoken Mayan language, used across the Yucatán peninsula by around 800,000 people. Direct linguistic descendant of the language used in the Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Classic period.