The Kaqchikel language (in modern orthography; formerly also spelled Cakchiquel or Cachiquel) is an indigenous Mesoamerican language and a member of the Quichean–Mamean branch of the Mayan languages family.It is spoken by the indigenous Kaqchikel people in central Guatemala.It is closely related to the Kʼicheʼ (Quiché) and Tzʼutujil languages. ...

The Mam are an indigenous people in the western highlands of Guatemala and in south-western Mexico who speak the Mam language.. Most Mam (617,171) live in Guatemala, in the departments of Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Quetzaltenango. The Mam people in Mexico (23,632) live principally in the Soconusco region of Chiapas.. In pre-Columbian times the Mam …