Poqomchi’

POH

educational

Alternate Names: Pocomchí, Poconchí, Pokomchí, Pokonchí, Tactic Pokomchí

Dialects: Eastern Poqomchi, Santa Cruz Verapaz Poqomchi, Western Poqomchi.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 92,200 (1998–2000).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Q’eqchi’ [kek], Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 21%–35%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 1983–2012.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Guatemala