What other language is spoken in Guatemala expect Spanish?
Although the official language is Spanish, it is not universally spoken among the indigenous population, or is often spoken as a second language; 21 distinct Mayan languages are still spoken, especially in rural areas, and Garifuna is spoken by a small number of people on the Caribbean coast. Quichean-Mamean branch In the Highlands of Guatemala are the Quichéan-Mamean Maya languages and dialects, including K’iche’, Kaqchikel, Q’eqchi’, Tz’utujil, and Mam. In the Guatemalan highlands the Mayan language with the largest population, K’iche’ (earlier spelled Quiché), is spoken by more than two million speakers (Ethnologue 2004). The famous Maya mythological document the Popol Wuj is written in an antiquated K’iche’ often called Classical Quiché. The K’iche’ language is centered around the towns Chichicastenango and Quetzaltenango, and in the Cuchumatán Highlands. The K’iche’ culture was at its pinnacle at the time of the Spanish conquest with its economic and ceremonial center at the Utatl
