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Poqomam, Central

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: poc
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	8,600 in Guatemala (1990 SIL).
Region	9 km northwest of Guatemala City, Chinautla. Also in El Salvador.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 7
Alternate names	Central Pocomam, Central Pokomam, Pocomán, Pokomam
Classification	Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Quichean, Pocom
Language use	Shifting to Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–32%. Bible portions: 1981–1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Baird, Susan and Vicente Martínez. 1980. "Central Pokomam text from Chinautla."

Langan, Katherine. 1989. "Aspectos del discurso en un cuento folklórico de pocomam oriental."

Langan, Katherine. 1991. "Colocación léxica en poqomam oriental."

Mayers, Marvin K. 1966. "Linguistic comparisons [between Mayan languages]."

McArthur, Carol and Richard McArthur, compilers. 1995. Diccionario pocomam y español.

Oltrogge, David F. 1988. "Términos de parentesco y la hipótesis cakchiquel."

Shaw, Mary, editor. 1972. Según nuestros antepasados: Textos folklóricos de Guatemala y Honduras.

Wolvin, Carol and Pablo Domingo G. 1980. "Eastern Pokomam texts from San Luis Jilotepeque."

Zinn, Raymond and Gail Zinn. 1971. "Pocomam."  

Zinn, Raymond and Gail Zinn. 1974. "Pocomam oriental."

Zinn, Raymond and Gail Zinn. 1977. "Alfabeto pocomam oriental."

Vernacular Publications

Aprendamos pocomam. 1983.

Cartilla transicional español-pocoman. 1985.

Chacʼam chaʼan leer pam kʼoral. 1981.

Chahtʼali kayoʼ ka. 1981.

El alfabeto pocomam oriental. 1979.

El alfabeto pokomam central. 1979.

Haʼ jaskʼ y sak. 1981.

Naj imas jaʼlak wach cʼux. 1981.

Nkacʼamam pam castellano. 1980.

Nkakʼaram mahnecʼ reh América. 1980.

Nquiyoʼ wile ka tinimit. 1984.

Primera/Segunda/Tercera cartilla de pocomam oriental. 1964.

Raʼcʼal y chʼahkon chaʼar planetas wilquieʼ taxaj. 1981.

Takeʼ i mayas najter. 1983.

Takeʼ tinimet najter reh América. 1981.