Q'eqchi'
Q'eqchi' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Belize, by about 420 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Qʼeqchiʼ language, also spelled Kekchi, Kʼekchiʼ, or Kekchí, is one of the Mayan languages from the Quichean branch, spoken within Qʼeqchiʼ communities in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize. Like many other Mayan languages, Qʼeqchiʼ is an ergative–absolutive language. It has 29 consonants and 10 vowels. With few exceptions, stress always falls on the final syllable.
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Written down
Chijunil li poyanam juntaq'eet wankil xloq'al naq nake'yo'la, ut kama' ak reheb' naq wan xna'leb'eb ut nake'reek'a rib', tento naq te'xk'am rib' sa' usilal chirib'ilrib'eb'.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Q'eqchi'
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | naʼ | |
| father | yuwaʼ | |
| person | kristyan* | |
| name | kaba7* | |
| eye | naquh* | |
| ear | Sik* | |
| nose | ux* | |
| tooth | ruheh* | |
| tongue | ruxaq* | |
| hand | uq* | |
| blood | kik* | |
| bone | baq* | |
| skin | cumal* | |
| knee | benaq* | |
| breast | tu7* | |
| liver | saseb* | |
| water | ha' | |
| fire | Sam* | |
| sun | saqen* | |
| star | Cahim* | |
| stone | pek* | |
| mountain | cul* | |
| tree | Ce7* | |
| leaf | Saq* | |
| night | qoxin* | |
| dog | Ci7* | |
| fish | kar* | |
| louse | uk* | |
| one | xun* | |
| two | ka7ib* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · kekc1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kek