| Poqomam | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Guatemala |
| Region | Alta Verapaz |
| Ethnicity | Poqomam |
| Native speakers | 49,000 (1990–1991) |
| Language family |
Mayan
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| Official status | |
| Recognised minority language in | Guatemala[1] |
| Regulated by | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | poc |
Poqomam is a Mayan language, closely related to Poqomchi’. It is spoken by approximately 49,000 people in several small pockets in Guatemala, the largest of which is in the Alta Verapaz department but which extend to El Salvador.[2][3]
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