Achi language
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Achi | |
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Native to | Guatemala |
Region | Baja Verapaz |
Ethnicity | Achi |
Native speakers
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unknown (85,000 cited 1990–2000)[1] |
Mayan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | acr |
Glottolog | achi1256 [2] |
Achi (Achí in Spanish) is a Mayan language very closely related to K'iche' (Quiché in the older orthography). It is spoken by the Achi people, primarily in the department of Baja Verapaz in Guatemala.
There are two Achi dialects. Rabinal Achi is spoken in the Rabinal area, and Cubulco Achi is spoken in the Cubulco area west of Rabinal.
One of the masterpieces of precolumbian literature is the Rabinal Achí, a theatrical play written in the Achi language.
References
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External links
- Pronouncing the Maya Achi Alphabet
- New Testament in Achi
- OLAC resources in and about the Achi language
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- ↑ Rabinal Achi at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
Cubulco Achi at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- Agglutinative languages
- Mayan languages
- Indigenous languages of Central America
- Mesoamerican languages
- Languages of Guatemala
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- Language articles citing Ethnologue 15