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Pokomam Indian Language

Pokomam is a Mayan language spoken by around 15,000 people in Guatemala. There are three main varieties of Pokomam: Eastern, Southern, and Central. Some linguists consider them to be three distinct languages, but others consider them dialects of a single Pokomam language. The Pokomam languages have SVO word order.

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Our Pokomam Language Materials

Pokomam Vocabulary
     Our list of vocabulary words in the Pokomam language, with comparison to words in other Mayan languages.
Pokomam Maya Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Pokomam words.
Pokomam Animal Words:
     Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Pokomam language.
Pokomam Body Parts:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Pokomam.
Pokomam Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in Pokomam.
Pokomam Numbers:
     Worksheet showing how to count in the Pokomam language.

Pokomam Language Resources

Language Map of Guatemala:
    Map showing where in Central America the Pokomam language is spoken.
Lok’b’al Q’orb’al Poqomam:
    Online Spanish-Pokomam glossary, with some audio clips of spoken words.
Mayan Placenames in Guatemala:
    Chart of Guatemalan place names in Poqomam and other Mayan languages.
Language Museum: Pokomam * Central Pokomam Genesis:
    Pokomam translations of Biblical passages and Christian prayers.
Lengua Poqoman
     Information on the Pokoman language, including a linguistic map of Guatemala. Page in Spanish.
Wikipedia: Poqomam:
     Brief encyclopedia entry on Pokomam.
House of Languages: Pocomam:
    Information about Pocomam language usage.
Southern Poqomam * Eastern Poqomam * Central Poqomam:
     Demographic information about Pokomam from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Poqomam Language Tree:
    Theories about Poqomam's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Pocomam Language Structures * Pocomam Oriental Language Structures:
    Pokomam linguistic profiles and academic bibliographies.

Pokomam Culture and History Links

Maya Books
    Books for sale on the Maya Indian cultures.
Poqomam Maya
     Article about Poqomam culture and history.

Books for sale on the Pokomams

The Law of the Saints;: A Pokomam pueblo and its community culture:
     Ethnography of the Pokomam tribe.
We Were Taught to Plant Corn Not to Kill
     Essays and artwork by Guatemalan Mayas about the 20th-century violence that rocked their communities.
The Ancient Maya:
    Excellent historical overview of ancient Mayan civilization in general.
Indian Books:
    Evolving list of books about Mayas and Native Americans in general.

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Links, References, and Additional Information

  Endangered Languages Project: Poqomam:
Bibliography of Poqomam language resources.
  Wikipedia: Poqomam:
  Encyclopedia articles about the Poqomam people.
  Los Poqomames * Idioma pocomam:
  Information about the Pocomames in Spanish.



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