{"id":17212,"date":"2009-10-19T10:29:33","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T08:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorosoro.org\/?p=17212"},"modified":"2011-11-03T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T13:33:56","slug":"the-decline-of-kaqchikel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorosoro.org\/en\/2009\/10\/the-decline-of-kaqchikel\/","title":{"rendered":"The decline of Kaqchikel"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we travel to Guatemala<\/strong>, one of the Latin American countries counting the highest proportion of Indian population (60% are Maya) and the highest density of Amerindian language<\/strong> speakers (over 6 million on a 110000km\u00b2 large territory).<\/p>\n

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Kaqchikel<\/strong> is one of the 30 Mayan languages<\/strong> (21 are spoken in Guatemala, 9 in Mexico). It belongs to the K\u2019iche <\/strong>branch, and is close to K\u2019ichee\u2019<\/strong> and Tz\u2019utujiil<\/strong>. The Kaqchikel people mainly live in the volcanic area of Chimaltenango, near Lake Atitl\u00e1n, in the western part of central Guatemala. A poor area, essentially rural, where corn farming plays an extensive role. The Kaqchikel<\/strong> language is one of the most widely spoken Mayan languages, along with K\u2019ichee’<\/strong>, Yukateko<\/strong>, Wasteko<\/strong>, Mam<\/strong>, and Q\u2019eqchi<\/strong>. Estimates show there are around half a million speakers of Kaqchikel<\/strong>, most of which are bilingual with Spanish. Despite accounts of a promising demography, Kaqchikel<\/strong> lacks diffusion among the young generations and faces a serious decline. And beyond the language itself, an important part of the Maya culture and knowledge are now threatened with extinction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The decline of Kaqchikel<\/h5>\n

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\nLinguist<\/span>: Nikte Sis Iboy
\nImage & sound<\/span>: Jos\u00e9 Reyn\u00e8s
\nTranslation<\/span>: Juliana Sis Iboy
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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