Poqomam Maya

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The Poqomam Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that persisted despite colonial-era conflicts and displacement.

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Label Occurrences
Poqomam Maya canonical 3
Poqomchiʼ 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya people
indigenous people
affectedBy Spanish colonization of the Americas
alsoPracticesReligion Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity

Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
country Guatemala
cultureArea Mesoamerica
ethnicGroupOf Guatemala
Mesoamerica
experienced colonial-era displacement
land dispossession
hasAutonym Poqomam
hasCommunityIn Chinautla
Escuintla Department
Guatemala Department
Jalapa Department
Palín
San Luis Jilotepeque
hasCulturalPractice Maya calendar rituals
communal fiestas
traditional dance
traditional music
hasLanguageStatus recognized indigenous language of Guatemala
hasTraditionalReligion Maya religion
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
historicallyLocatedIn Mesoamerica
southern Guatemala
surface form: Pacific piedmont of Guatemala

highland Guatemala
languageFamily Mayan languages
locatedIn Guatemala
central Guatemala
eastern Guatemala
partOf Maya peoples
surface form: indigenous peoples of Guatemala
region Central America
sharesCulturalTraitsWith Northern Kʼicheʼ
surface form: Kʼicheʼ Maya

Poqomchiʼ Maya
subgroupOf Maya peoples
traditionalCraft basketry
ceramics
pottery
weaving
woodcarving
traditionalCrops beans
chili peppers
maize
squash
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
usesLanguage Poqomam language

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Mayan languages includesLanguage Poqomam Maya
this entity surface form: Poqomchiʼ
Poqomam ethnicGroup Poqomam Maya
Poqomchiʼ Maya relatedEthnicGroup Poqomam Maya