Achi leid
| Achi | |
|---|---|
| Native tae | Guatemala |
| Region | Baja Verapaz |
| Ethnicity | Achi |
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Native speakers
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(85,000 citit 1990–2000)[1] |
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Mayan
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| Leid codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | acr |
| Glottolog | achi1256[2] |
Achi (Achí in Spainyie) is a Mayan leid vera closely relatit tae K'iche' (Quiché in the aulder orthografie). It is spoken bi the Achi fowk, primarily in the depairtment o Baja Verapaz in Guatemala.
Thare are twa Achi dialects. Rabinal Achi is spoken in the Rabinal aurie, an Cubulco Achi is spoken in the Cubulco aurie wast o Rabinal.
Ane o the maisterpieces o precolumbie leeteratur is the Rabinal Achí, a theatrical play written in the Achi leid.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Rabinal Achi at Ethnologue (15t ed., 2005)
Cubulco Achi at Ethnologue (15t ed., 2005) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Achi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
