Poqomchiʼ

Poqomchiʼ is a Quichean–Mamean Mayan language spoken in central Guatamala by about 133,000 people. It is spoken mainly in the departments of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz and El Quiché.

Poqomchiʼ is also known as Pocomchí, Poconchí, Pokomchí, Pokonchí, Tactic Pokomchí, Pokomchi or Poqomchii. There are two main dialects: Eastern Poqomchiʼ and Western Poqomchiʼ.

Poqomchiʼ is officially recognized in Guatemala and is supported by the Academy of Mayan Languages. It is written with the Latin alphabet, taught in primary schools, and is used in some literature.

Poqomchiʼ alphabet

Notes

• In Western Poqomchi’ b is pronounced [w’] or [m’]
• p’ occurs mainly in Western Poqomchi’
• r is pronounced [ɾ] in the middle of words
• l is pronounced [ɬ] after a glottal stop
• words are accented on the final syllable, apart from a few loanwords from Spanish

Download an alphabet chart for Poqomchiʼ (Excel)

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Links

Information about Poqomchiʼ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poqomchiʼ_language
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_poqomchí
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poqomchi'
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/poh
https://www.academia.edu/39262226/The_history_of_the_Poqomchi_language_description
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/26962
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/poqo1254

Mayan languages

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