K’iche’ or
Quiché (K'iche' , also
Qatzijob'al "our language" to its speakers) is a
Maya language of Guatemala, spoken by the
K'iche' people of the central highlands. With over a million speakers (some 7% of Guatemala's population), K'iche' is the second-most widely spoken language in the country after Spanish. Most speakers of K'iche' languages also have at least a working knowledge of
Spanish.