Sipakapa language
Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala
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Sipakapense is a Mayan language, closely related to Kʼicheʼ spoken natively within indigenous Sipakapense communities in Western Guatemala. It is primarily based in the municipality of Sipacapa in the department of San Marcos.[1][2][3]
NativetoSipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala
RegionSipacapa
Ethnicity17,400 Sipakapense (2019 census)
Native speakers
4,200 (2019 census)[1]| Sipakapense | |
|---|---|
| Sipacapeño | |
| Ri Qyolb’al | |
| Native to | Sipacapa, San Marcos, Guatemala |
| Region | Sipacapa |
| Ethnicity | 17,400 Sipakapense (2019 census) |
Native speakers | 4,200 (2019 census)[1] |
Mayan
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| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qum |
| Glottolog | sipa1247 |
| ELP | Sipakapa |
