Achi language

Achi
Achiʼ
Native to	Guatemala
Region	Baja Verapaz
Ethnicity	161,000 Achi (2019 census)
Native speakers	120,000 (2019 census)[1]
Language family	Mayan Quichean–Mamean Greater Quichean Quichean Quiché–Achi Achi
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Guatemala
Regulated by	Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	acr
Glottolog	achi1256
ELP	Achi'

Achi (Achí in Spanish) is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché in the older orthography). It is spoken by the Achi people, primarily in the department of Baja Verapaz in Guatemala.

There are two Achi dialects. Rabinal Achi is spoken in the Rabinal area, and Cubulco Achi is spoken in the Cubulco area west of Rabinal.

One of the masterpieces of precolumbian literature is the Rabinal Achí, a theatrical play written in the Achi language.