Poqomchi'
Mayan
Pocomchi' (also Poqomchi') is a Mayan language of the Quichean-Mamean branch, spoken by ~50,000 Pocomchi people in the Verapaces (Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz departments) of central Guatemala. Linguistically, Pocomchi shares Mayan typological features (ergative-absolutive alignment, complex polypersonal verb morphology, glottalized consonants, uvular consonants) with its sister languages including Pocomam, Achi (acr), and the larger K'iche' (quc). The Pocomchi community has maintained the language despite Spanish-language dominance, with Brown's 1979 Pocomchi grammar and modern revitalization through the Academia de las Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala.
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20 palabras esenciales en Poqomchi'
Agua
haʼ
/haʔ/
Fuego
qʼaaq
/qʼaːq/
Sol
qʼij
/qʼih/
Luna
ik
/ik/
Madre
tuut
/tuːt/
Padre
ajaab
/ahaːb/
Comer
wai
/wai/
Beber
uuk
/uːk/
Amor
rahaal
/rahaːl/
Corazón
kʼuxl
/kʼuʃl/
Árbol
cheeʼ
/tʃeʔ/
Casa
paat
/paːt/
Perro
tzʼiʼ
/tsʼiʔ/
Gato
mees
/meːs/
Mano
qʼab
/qʼab/
Ojo
nakʼ
/nakʼ/
Hola
ma chaa
/ma tʃaː/
Gracias
tioxlaab
/tjoʃlaːb/
Uno
jino
/hino/
Bueno
saqʼwach
/saqʼwatʃ/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Mayan relacionadas
| Significado | Poqomchi' | Uspanteko | Aguacateco | Kaqchikel | Q'anjob'al | Maya clásico | kʼicheʼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | aʼ /aʔ/ | yaʼ /jaʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /xaʔ/ |
| Fuego | qʼaaq /qʼaːq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaq /qʼaq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaʼ /qʼaʔ/ | kʼahkʼ /kʼahkʼ/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ |
| Sol | qʼij /qʼih/ | qʼiij /qʼiːh/ | qʼijl /qʼihl/ | qʼij /qʼix/ | kʼuʼ /kʼuʔ/ | kʼin /kʼin/ | qʼij /qʼix/ |
| Luna | ik /ik/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ | xahaw /ʃahaw/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ | ixaw /iʃaw/ | uh /uh/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ |
| Madre | tuut /tuːt/ | nan /nan/ | naa /naː/ | teʼ /teʔ/ | mim /mim/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | nan /nan/ |
| Padre | ajaab /ahaːb/ | tat /tat/ | mam /mam/ | tataʼ /tataʔ/ | mam /mam/ | yuum /juːm/ | tat /tat/ |
| Comer | wai /wai/ | waʼ /waʔ/ | wii /wiː/ | waʼin /waʔin/ | lo /lo/ | wiʼij /wiʔiχ/ | tijow /tixow/ |
| Beber | uuk /uːk/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | uuk /uːk/ | kumun /kumun/ | uku /uku/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | ukʼaaj /ukʼaːh/ |
| Amor | rahaal /rahaːl/ | lóqʼ /lóqʼ/ | xajan /ʃahan/ | ajowabʼäl /axowaɓəl/ | kʼamʼ /kʼamʔ/ | yaah /jaːh/ | loqʼoj /loqʼoh/ |
| Corazón | kʼuxl /kʼuʃl/ | kʼuʼx /kʼuʔʃ/ | kʼuum /kʼuːm/ | anima /anima/ | kʼulul /kʼulul/ | pixan /piʃan/ | animaʼ /animaʔ/ |
| Árbol | cheeʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | tzeʼ /tseʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | teʼ /teʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ |
| Casa | paat /paːt/ | jaa /haː/ | nya /ɲa/ | jay /xaj/ | na /na/ | otoch /otoːtʃ/ | ja /xa/ |
| Perro | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | txʼiʼ /tʃʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | peekʼ /peːkʼ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ |
| Gato | mees /meːs/ | mis /mis/ | mis /mis/ | mes /mes/ | mes /mes/ | miis /miːs/ | meʼs /meʔs/ |
| Mano | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼaʼ /qʼaʔ/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | kʼab /kʼab/ | qʼabʼ /qʼaɓ/ |
| Ojo | nakʼ /nakʼ/ | wach /watʃ/ | witzʼ /witsʼ/ | bʼaqʼ wach /ɓaqʼ watʃ/ | sat /sat/ | ich /itʃ/ | bʼaqʼwach /ɓaqʼwatʃ/ |
| Hola | ma chaa /ma tʃaː/ | saʼbʼal /saʔbal/ | kʼamta /kʼamta/ | utz iwäch /uts iwætʃ/ | kawal /kawal/ | bix a beel /biʃ a beːl/ | saqarik /saqaɾik/ |
| Gracias | tioxlaab /tjoʃlaːb/ | maltyox /maltjoʃ/ | tixwajʼ /tiʃwahʼ/ | matyox /matjoʃ/ | yuhwal /juhwal/ | nibʼoolal /nibʼoːlal/ | maltyox /maltjoʃ/ |
| Uno | jino /hino/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /xun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /xun/ |
| Bueno | saqʼwach /saqʼwatʃ/ | utz /uts/ | saqʼ /saqʼ/ | utz /uts/ | watxʼ /watʃʼ/ | utz /uts/ | utz /uts/ |
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