Quichean languages

Quichean
Greater Quichean
Geographic distribution	Mesoamerica
Linguistic classification	Mayan Eastern (Quichean–Mamean) Quichean
Subdivisions	Quichean proper Pokom Kekchi Uspantek Sakapultek Sipakapense
Language codes
Glottolog	grea1276

The (Greater) Quichean languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Guatemala.

Languages

• Qichean proper
  • Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel)
  • Tzʼutujil
  • Quiche–Achi: Kʼicheʼ (Quiché), Achiʼ
• Qʼeqchiʼ (Kekchi)
• Pokom: Poqomam, Poqomchiʼ
• Uspantek
• Sakapultek
• Sipakapense

Genealogy of Mayan languages.

See Mayan languages#Eastern branch for details.

Lexical comparison

From Campbell (1999).

Lexical comparison of Quichean languages

Gloss	Kaqchikel	Tzʼutujil	Kʼicheʼ	Poqomam	Uspantek	Qʼeqchiʼ
custard apple	pak	pak	pak	pak	pak	pak
snail	pur	pur	pur	pur	pur	pur
thick	pim	pim	pim	pim	pim	pim
to help	toʔ	toʔ	toʔ	toʔ	toʔ	toʔ
to pay	tox	tox	tox	tox	tox	tox
sweet	kiʔ	kiʔ	kiʔ	kiʔ	kiʔ	kiʔ
quern (metate)	kaːʔ	kaːʔ	kaːʔ	kaːʔ	kaːʔ	kaːʔ
parrot	kʼel	kʼel	kʼel	kʼel	kʼel	(kʼel)
our	qa-	qa-	qa-	qa-	qa-	qa-
neck	qul	qul	qul	—	qul	—
resin, pitch	qˈoːl	qˈol	qˈoːl	qˈoːl	qˈoːl	qˈoːl
yellow	qˈan	qˈan	qˈan	qˈan	qˈan	qˈan
tick	siːp	siːp	siːp	siːp	siːp	siːp
white	saq	saq	saq	saq	saq	saq
water gourd	tsuj	tsuj	tsuh	suh	tsuh	suh
good	uts	uts	uts	us	uts	us
thick	tsats	tsats	tsats	sas	tsats	sas
dog	tsʼiʔ	tsʼiʔ	tsʼiʔ	tsʼiʔ	tsʼiʔ	tsʼiʔ
tree, wood	čeːʔ	čeːʔ	čeːʔ	čeːʔ	čeːʔ	čeːʔ
lime	čuːn	čuːn	čuːn	čuːn	čuːn	čuːn
pineapple	čʼoːp	čʼoːp	čʼoːp	čʼoːp	čʼoːp	čʼoːp
hole, cave	xul	xul	xul	xul	xul	xul
person	winaq	winaq	winaq	winaq	winaq	kwinq
trousers	weːʃ	weːʃ	weːʃ	weːʃ	—	kweːʃ
genitals, shame	jaːx	jaːx	jaːx	jaːx	jaːx	jaːx
shade	muːx	muːx	muːx	muːx	mùːx	muːh
avocado	oːx	oːx	oːx	oːx	òːx	oːh
ashes	čaːx	čaːx	čaːx	čaːx	čàːx	čaːh
steambath	tuːx	tuːx	tuːx	tuːx	tùːx	tuːh
day, sun	qʼiːx	qʼiːx	qʼiːx	qʼiːx	qʼìːx	(-qʼiːh)
sky	kaːx	kaːx	kaːx	kaːx	kàːx	—
pine	čax	čax	čax	čax	čax	čax
flour	kʼax	kʼax	kʼax	kʼax	kʼax	kʼax
mask	kʼoːx	kʼoːx	kʼoːx	kʼoːx	kʼoːx	kʼoːx
gopher	ɓaːh	ɓaːj	ɓaːj	wʼaːh	ɓaːh	ɓaːh
bone	ɓaːq	ɓaːq	ɓaːq	wʼaːq	ɓaq	ɓaq
road	ɓeːj	ɓeːh	ɓeːh	wʼeːh	ɓeːh	ɓeːh
smoke	siɓ	siɓ	siɓ	simʼ	siɓ	siɓ
rain	xaɓ	xaɓ	xaɓ	xamʼ	xaɓ	haɓ
canoe, trough	xukuːʔ	xukuːʔ	xukuːɓ	xukuːmʼ	xukuːɓ	xukuːɓ
night	aːqʼaʔ	aːqʼaʔ	aːqʼaʃ	aːqʼamʼ	aːqʼaɓ	(aːqʼɓ)
ear of corn	xal	xal	xal	xal	xal	hal
tail	xeːj	xeːj	xeːh	xeːh	xeːh	heːh
mouse, rat	čʼoːj	čʼoːj	čʼoːh	čʼoːh	čʼoːh	čʼoːh
flea	kʼjaq	kʼjaq	kʼjaq	kʼaq	kʼaq	kʼaq
red	kjaq	kjaq	kjaq	kaq	kaq	kaq
guava	(i)kjaqʼ	(i)kjaqʼ	kjaqʼ	kaqʼ	—	—
fingernail	iʃkʼjaq	ʃkʼjaq	iʃkʼjaq	iʃkʼaq	iʃkʼaq	—
ear	ʃikin	ʃikin	ʃikin	ʃikin	ʃikin	(ʃikn)
woman	iʃoq	iʃoq	iʃoq	iʃoq	—	iʃq
big (plural)	nimaq	nimaq	nimaq	nimaq	nimaq	ninq
ant	sanik	sanik	sanik	(sanik)	sanik	sank
cloth, kerchief	suʔt	suʔt	suʔt	suʔt	sùːtʼ	(suʔut)
blouse	poʔt	poʔt	poʔt	poʔt	pòːtʼ	poʔot
corncob	piʔq	piʔq	piʔq	piʔq	pìːqʼ	—
grandmother	atiʔt	atiʔt	atiʔt	atiʔt	atìːtʼ	atiʔt
bitter	kʼaj	kʼaj	kʼah	kʼah	kʼah	kʼah
to sell	kʼaj	kʼaj	kʼaj	kʼaj	kʼaj	kʼaj
blind (dark)	moːj	moːj	moːj	moːj	moːj	moːj
to wash	čʼax	čʼax	čʼax	—	čʼax	čʼax
to hit	čʼaj	čʼaj	čʼaj	čʼaj	—	—

See also

• Classical Kʼicheʼ