Quiche language

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• Quiché language —       an American Indian language of the Mayan family, spoken in the western highlands of Guatemala. It is most closely related to the Cakchiquel, Tzutujil, Sacapultee, and Sipacapa languages of central Guatemala and more distantly related to… …   Universalium

• Quiche — • Principal aboriginal tribe of Guatemala Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Quiche     Quiche     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Quiché — /kee chay /, n. a Mayan language of Guatemala. * * * or K iche or Kiche Indian group of the Guatemalan highlands, largest of all ethnic groups speaking a Maya language. The Quiché Maya had an advanced civilization in pre Columbian times. Records… …   Universalium

• quiche — /keesh/, n. a pielike dish consisting of an unsweetened pastry shell filled with a custard and usually containing cheese and other ingredients, as vegetables, seafood, or ham: spinach quiche. [1945 50; < F < G (dial.) Küche, dim. of Küchen CAKE]… …   Universalium

• Quiche (disambiguation) — Quiche is a pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust.Quiche or Quiché may also refer to: *The K iche Maya people of Guatemala *The traditional Spanish spelling of the name of the K iche language, spoken by the Maya people *The… …   Wikipedia

• Language survey — Language surveys are conducted around the world for a variety of reasons, by a variety of agencies and people. *measuring people’s ability to speak and understand another language (usually community based, not school based) (multilingualism)… …   Wikipedia

• Quiche — otheruses In French cuisine, a quiche (IPA: IPA| [ki:ʃ] ) is a baked dish that is made primarily of eggs and milk or cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as cooked chopped meat, vegetables, or cheese are often added to the egg mixture… …   Wikipedia

• language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… …   English dictionary for students

• K'iche' language — Infobox Language name=K iche nativename=Katzijobal pronunciation=/kʼiʧeʔ/ states=Guatemala region=Central highlands speakers=approx. 1,000,000 [According to the official 2002 census 1,270,953 were considered Maya K iche people (see cite web… …   Wikipedia

• West Central Quiché — Infobox Language name=West Central Quiché nativename=K iche pronunciation=/kʼiʧeʔ/ states=Guatemala region=Central highlands speakers=250,000 familycolor=American fam1=Mayan fam2=Quichean Mamean fam3=Greater Quichean fam4=Quichean fam5=Quiché… …   Wikipedia

• Cakchiquel language —       member of the Quiché (Quiché language) group of Mayan languages (Maya languages), spoken in central Guatemala. Closely related to and sometimes considered simply a dialect of Cakchiquel is Tzutujil (Zutuhil), spoken in the same region. Both …   Universalium