Poqomchi' language
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| Poqomchi' | ||
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| Poqomchi' | ||
| Spoken in | Guatemala | |
| Region | Baja Verapaz | |
| Total speakers | approx. 92,000 | |
| Language family | Mayan
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | myn | |
| ISO 639-3 | poh – Poqomchi' | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Poqomchi' is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchi' Mayas of Guatemala, and is very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects Eastern Poqomchí[1] and Western Poqomchí[2] are spoken by 92,000 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] Notes
- ^ "Demografía". Municipalidad de Chicamán. http://www.inforpressca.com/chicamanq/demografia.php. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
[edit] References
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr., ed (2005) (online version). Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Barbara F. Grimes (contributing ed.) (Fifteenth ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. OCLC 60338097.
- Spanne, Joan (2009 February 19). "ISO 639-3 Change Requests Series 2008: Summary of Outcomes" (PDF online publication). ISO 639-3 Change Requests. SIL International. http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/639-3_ChangeRequests_2008_Sum&add.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-09.
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