Poqomchiʼ language
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The Poqomchiʼ language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the central highlands of Guatemala by the Poqomchiʼ people.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alignmentType | ergative–absolutive ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder |
verb–object–subject
ⓘ
verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalRole | key marker of Poqomchiʼ identity ⓘ |
| endonym | Poqomchiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Poqomchiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticRelation |
closely related to Kʼicheʼ language
ⓘ
closely related to Poqomam language NERFINISHED ⓘ closely related to Qʼeqchiʼ language ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | poqo1241 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Eastern Poqomchiʼ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Poqomchiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts |
community-based education programs
ⓘ
literacy materials in Poqomchiʼ ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRecognition | recognized by the Guatemalan government as a Mayan language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottalized consonants
ⓘ
vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish language ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | poh ⓘ |
| isSpokenNear |
Poqomam language area
ⓘ
Qʼeqchiʼ language area ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| macrofamily | Mayan languages of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region |
Alta Verapaz Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja Verapaz Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatingBody | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Poqomchiʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central highlands of Guatemala ⓘ |
| status |
minority language in Guatemala
ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Quichean–Mamean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Poqom branch ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in Poqomchiʼ communities
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn | bilingual education in some Guatemalan schools ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (6)
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