Caribbean Indigenous and Endangered Languages

Language Name:     Kekchí

Alternate Names:    Cacché, Ketchí, Quecchí.

Population:             11,200 in Belize (2006)

Region:                  Southern Belize

Language Name:     Maya, Yucatán

Alternate Names:    Yucateco.

Language Use:       Shifting to Spanish. Concern about language loss; trying to start youth
classes. Older adults. People in Succoths village say older people
speak Maya.

Population:             6,000 in Belize (2006).

Region:                  Cayo District, San Antonio and Succoths. Possibly in Orange Walk and Corozal districts near the Mexico border.