Poqomchiʼ people
Total population | |
---|---|
176,622[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Poqomchiʼ, Spanish | |
Religion | |
Catholic, Evangelicalist, Maya religion |
The Poqomchiʼ[pronunciation?] are a Maya people in Guatemala. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomchiʼ, and is related to the Quichean–Poqom branch.[2] Poqomchí is spoken in Baja Verapaz (Purulhá) and in Alta Verapaz: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú and Tucurú. It is also spoken in Chicamán (El Quiché).[3]
Notes[]
- ^ "Resultados Censo 2018" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). "Ethnologue: Languages of Guatemala". SIL International. Retrieved 2008-06-03.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ "Demografía". Municipalidad de Chicamán. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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- Indigenous peoples in Guatemala
- Maya peoples
- Mesoamerican cultures
- Guatemala stubs
- Indigenous peoples of North America stubs