Poqomchi' language
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| Spoken in: | Guatemala | |
| Region: | Baja Verapaz | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 50,000 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Quichean-Mamean Greater Quichean Poqom Achi |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO 639-3: | either: poh – Western Poqomchí pob – Eastern Poqomchí |
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| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Poqomchí is a Mayan language very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects Eastern Poqomchí[1] and Western Poqomchí[2] are spoken by 90,000 people, 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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Demografía. Municipalidad de Chicamán. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
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