Poqomchiʼ language
Poqomchiʼ (Pokomchi: Poqomchiiʼ) is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchiʼ Maya of Guatemala, and is very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects, eastern and western, were spoken by 90,000 or so people in the year 2000, in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, and in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú and Tucurú. It is also the predominant language in the municipality of Chicamán (El Quiché), which borders Alta Verapaz.
| Poqomchiʼ | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guatemala |
| Region | Baja Verapaz |
| Ethnicity | 177,000 Poqomchiʼ (2019 census) |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2019 census) 40,000 monolinguals (2017) |
Mayan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | poh |
| Glottolog | poqo1254 |
| ELP | Poqomchi' |
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