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Cakchiquel language

Cakchiquel language

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A Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel people in the highlands of Guatemala
  • noun
: idioma cakchiquel
  • The Cakchiquel language is still spoken by thousands of people in Guatemala today.

Examples

  • Efforts are underway to preserve and promote the Cakchiquel language among younger generations.

  • Many children in Guatemala learn the Cakchiquel language at school.

  • Scholars have published several studies on the grammar of the Cakchiquel language.

  • The Cakchiquel language is rich in history.

  • Efforts are underway to preserve and promote the Cakchiquel language among younger generations.

  • The Cakchiquel language is still spoken by thousands of people in Guatemala today.

  • Many children in Guatemala learn the Cakchiquel language at school.

Synonyms

Cakchiquel
vsCakchiquel language
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A Mayan language spoken in the mountains of Guatemala

is the full formal name for the same language in the central highlands

Surface Forms

Cakchiquel language singular
Cakchiquel languages plural

Morphology

Cakchiquel + language

This noun phrase is strictly compositional: the proper name 'Cakchiquel' identifies a group and adding 'language' denotes the language spoken by that group. This pattern (X language = the language of X) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cakchiquel language comes from the name of the Cakchiquel people, a Mayan group living in the mountains of central Guatemala. So, it simply means 'the language spoken by the Cakchiquel'.