Poqomam

POC

developing

Alternate Names: Pocomán, Pokomam

Dialects: Central Poqomam, Eastern Poqomam, Southern Poqomam (Palín Pocomam).

Genealogy:

Mayan
Yucatecan-Core Mayan
K’ichean-Mamean
K’ichean
Poqom-K’ichean
Poqom
Poqomam

Demographics: 49,000 in Guatemala (1990–1991 SIL).

Language Use: Shifting to Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–32%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1966–1983.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Guatemala