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Achiā€™ language
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Achiā€™ language

Mayan language
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The Achi' language is a member of the K'ichean subgroup of the Mayan language family. It is spoken in Guatemala by nearly one million people and is closely related to Kaqchikel and Tz'utujil. Linguists often consider Achi' a dialect of K'iche', though it is officially recognized as a separate language. The ancient K'iche' literary work, the Popol Vuh, is written in K'iche' and chronicles the history of the K'iche' people. Other important pre-Columbian works in K'iche' include historical accounts and the drama Rabinal AchĆ­.1

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  1. Kā€™icheā€™ language
  2. AchƩ
  3. Achinese
  4. Mesoamerican Indian languages - The Mesoamerican linguistic area

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