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Kekchi language

Kekchi language

9.9
A language of the Maya people that the Kekchi speak in Guatemala and Belize
  • noun
: idioma kekchí
  • The Kekchi language is still widely spoken in many villages of Guatemala.

Examples

  • There are several radio programs broadcast in the Kekchi language to serve local listeners.

  • Many people are learning the Kekchi language today.

  • She learned to speak the Kekchi language during her fieldwork with the community.

  • The Kekchi language is rich in history.

  • She learned to speak the Kekchi language during her fieldwork with the community.

  • The Kekchi language is still widely spoken in many villages of Guatemala.

  • There are several radio programs broadcast in the Kekchi language to serve local listeners.

Synonyms

Kekchi
vsKekchi language
1 9.9

A Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Belize

focuses on primary presence in Guatemala and Belize rather than general Central America

Surface Forms

Kekchi language singular
Kekchi languages plural

Morphology

Kekchi + language

The phrase is compositional: 'Kekchi' names the people/group and 'language' denotes a speech system, so the meaning 'the language spoken by the Kekchi people' is directly derivable from the parts. The noun‑noun pattern 'X language = the language of X' is a common, cross‑linguistic construction and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Kekchi language The name Kekchi language comes from the Kekchi people who speak that language in parts of Guatemala and Belize, so the phrase simply means 'the language spoken by the Kekchi people'.