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