Poqomam Maya language

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Poqomam Maya language is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomam people of Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for its complex verb morphology and use in traditional indigenous communities.

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Poqomam Maya language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language
Mesoamerican language
alignmentType ergative–absolutive
alternativeName Pocomam
Poqomam
Poqomam Maya
belongsTo Poqomam cultural heritage
closelyRelatedTo Kʼicheʼ language
Poqomchiʼ language
country El Salvador
Guatemala
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Poqomam Maya
family Mayan language family
linked to: Mayan languages
hasDialect Guatemalan Poqomam
Salvadoran Poqomam
hasFeature aspect-based verbal system
complex verb morphology
contrastive vowel length in some dialects
ergative–absolutive alignment
glottalized consonants
head-marking morphology
rich system of verbal affixes
hasGlottocode poco1241
hasISO639-3Code poc
hasPhonologicalFeature ejective consonants
glottal stops
languageFamily Mayan
linguisticArea Mesoamerica
macroArea North America
region central Guatemala
eastern Guatemala
western El Salvador
spokenBy Poqomam people
spokenIn El Salvador
Guatemala
subfamily Quichean–Mamean branch
linked to: Mamean branch
subgroup Poqom branch
subjectOf Mayan linguistics research
typologicalClassification agglutinative language
usedFor everyday communication in Poqomam communities
oral tradition
ritual practices
usedIn traditional indigenous communities
usedInEducation bilingual intercultural education programs in Guatemala
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Poqomam alternateName Poqomam Maya language