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Quiche language

Quiche language

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A Mayan language the Quiche people speak in Guatemala
  • noun
translation icon : idioma quiché
  • The Quiche language has a rich tradition of oral storytelling and poetry.

Examples

  • Many children in rural Guatemala learn both Spanish and Quiche language at school.

  • Linguists have documented several dialects within the Quiche language family.

  • The Quiche language is rich in history.

  • Many people in Guatemala speak the Quiche language.

  • Many children in rural Guatemala learn both Quiche language and Spanish at school.

  • Linguists have documented several dialects within the Quiche language family.

  • The Quiche language has a rich tradition of oral storytelling and poetry.

Synonyms

Quiche
vsQuiche language
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A Maya language spoken in the highland region of western Guatemala

is the same language but not limited to any specific highland region

Surface Forms

Quiche language singular
Quiche languages plural

Morphology

Quiche + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition: 'Quiche' names the people/ethnic group or their tongue and 'language' denotes a speech system, so together they clearly mean the language spoken by the Quiche. The 'X language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and involves no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, making it immediately predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Quiche language comes from the name of the people called 'K'iche', who live in the mountains of Guatemala and speak this Mayan language. So, Quiche language simply means the language of those Quiche people.