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Sipakapa language

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Sipakapense
Sipacapeño
Native toGuatemala
RegionSipacapa
Ethnicity12,000 Sipakapense (2000)[1]
Native speakers
8,000 (2000)[1]
Mayan
Official status
Regulated byALMG
Language codes
ISO 639-3qum
Glottologsipa1247
ELPSipakapa

Sipakapense is a Mayan language, closely related to K'iche'. It is spoken natively within indigenous Sipakapense communities, primarily based in the Guatemalan municipality of Sipacapa, department of San Marcos.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sipakapense at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Gordon, Raymond G. Jr., ed. (2005). "Sipakapense". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Barbara F. Grimes (ed. contribuente) (15 ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. OCLC 60338097. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "XI Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002) - Pertenencia de grupo étnico". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ "Comunidad Lingüística Sipakapense". ALMG. Retrieved 2009-06-28. [dead link]