Endangered Languages Project - Poqomchi'

Poqomchi'

Classification: Mayan

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vulnerable

CLASSIFICATION		Mayan, K'ichean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		poh, pob
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue distinguishes 2 languages for Poqomchi' where others have only one. The 2 are: Poqomchi’, Eastern [poh] 42,200 (2000), and Poqomchi’, Western [pob] 50,000 (1998).

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Information from: “Atlas Lingüístico de Guatemala” . Richards, Michael (2003) Editorial Serviprensa, Guatemala

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
114,423
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
114,423 speakers (and population)

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactci, Tamahú, Tucurú, Purulhá, parts of Uspantán

Ethnic population
114,423
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
57,507 women; 56,916 men. Data for within Guatemala. (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE, Guatemala, 2002 census).

DATE OF INFO: 2002

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
69,716
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in a 2,474 square kilometer area.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
92,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ethnologue (2009) distinguished 2 languages for Poqomchi' where others have only one:
Poqomchi’, Eastern [poh] 42,200 (2000), and Poqomchi’, Western [pob] 50,000 (1998).
Ethnologue (2013) has only one Poqomchi' language [poc].

92,200 (1998–2000) (2013).

DATE OF INFO: 1998-2000

PLACES: Guatemala

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Alta Verapaz Department.

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