Poqomchi'
Poqomchi' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Poqomchiʼ (Pokomchi: Poqomchiiʼ) is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchiʼ Maya of Guatemala, and is very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects, eastern and western, were spoken by 90,000 or so people in the year 2000, 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 Aldea Belejú, in the municipality of Chicamán (El Quiché), which borders Alta Verapaz.
From Wikipedia · Poqomchiʼ language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Poqomchi'
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kristyana* | |
| name | binal* | |
| eye | naqwaCis* | |
| ear | Sikin* | |
| nose | xu7* | |
| tooth | ehis* | |
| tongue | aq* | |
| hand | qab* | |
| blood | kik* | |
| bone | baq* | |
| skin | cumal* | |
| knee | nahCek* | |
| breast | CuC* | |
| liver | tamat* | |
| water | ha7* | |
| fire | qaq* | |
| sun | qix* | |
| star | Cumil* | |
| stone | abax* | |
| mountain | yuq* | |
| tree | Ce7* | |
| leaf | Saq* | |
| night | aqab* | |
| dog | ci7* | |
| fish | kar* | |
| louse | uk* | |
| one | xinax* | |
| two | kib* | |
| I | hin* | |
| you | hat* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- PoqomamMayan64% alike
- UspantecoMayan61% alike
- SipacapenseMayan55% alike
- KaqchikelMayan55% alike
- AchiMayan54% alike
- SacapultecoMayan54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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