Poqomchi'
Pocomchí
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 mots essentiels en Pocomchí
Eau
haʼ
/haʔ/
Feu
qʼaaq
/qʼaːq/
Soleil
qʼij
/qʼih/
Lune
ik
/ik/
Mère
tuut
/tuːt/
Père
ajaab
/ahaːb/
Manger
wai
/wai/
Boire
uuk
/uːk/
Amour
rahaal
/rahaːl/
Cœur
kʼuxl
/kʼuʃl/
Arbre
cheeʼ
/tʃeʔ/
Maison
paat
/paːt/
Chien
tzʼiʼ
/tsʼiʔ/
Chat
mees
/meːs/
Main
qʼab
/qʼab/
Œil
nakʼ
/nakʼ/
Bonjour
ma chaa
/ma tʃaː/
Merci
tioxlaab
/tjoʃlaːb/
Un
jino
/hino/
Bon
saqʼwach
/saqʼwatʃ/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Mayan apparentées
| Sens | Pocomchí | Uspantèque | Aguacatèque | Cakchiquel | Q'anjob'al | Maya classique | kʼicheʼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | aʼ /aʔ/ | yaʼ /jaʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /xaʔ/ |
| Feu | qʼaaq /qʼaːq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaq /qʼaq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaʼ /qʼaʔ/ | kʼahkʼ /kʼahkʼ/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ |
| Soleil | qʼij /qʼih/ | qʼiij /qʼiːh/ | qʼijl /qʼihl/ | qʼij /qʼix/ | kʼuʼ /kʼuʔ/ | kʼin /kʼin/ | qʼij /qʼix/ |
| Lune | ik /ik/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ | xahaw /ʃahaw/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ | ixaw /iʃaw/ | uh /uh/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ |
| Mère | tuut /tuːt/ | nan /nan/ | naa /naː/ | teʼ /teʔ/ | mim /mim/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | nan /nan/ |
| Père | ajaab /ahaːb/ | tat /tat/ | mam /mam/ | tataʼ /tataʔ/ | mam /mam/ | yuum /juːm/ | tat /tat/ |
| Manger | wai /wai/ | waʼ /waʔ/ | wii /wiː/ | waʼin /waʔin/ | lo /lo/ | wiʼij /wiʔiχ/ | tijow /tixow/ |
| Boire | uuk /uːk/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | uuk /uːk/ | kumun /kumun/ | uku /uku/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | ukʼaaj /ukʼaːh/ |
| Amour | rahaal /rahaːl/ | lóqʼ /lóqʼ/ | xajan /ʃahan/ | ajowabʼäl /axowaɓəl/ | kʼamʼ /kʼamʔ/ | yaah /jaːh/ | loqʼoj /loqʼoh/ |
| Cœur | kʼuxl /kʼuʃl/ | kʼuʼx /kʼuʔʃ/ | kʼuum /kʼuːm/ | anima /anima/ | kʼulul /kʼulul/ | pixan /piʃan/ | animaʼ /animaʔ/ |
| Arbre | cheeʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | tzeʼ /tseʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | teʼ /teʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ |
| Maison | paat /paːt/ | jaa /haː/ | nya /ɲa/ | jay /xaj/ | na /na/ | otoch /otoːtʃ/ | ja /xa/ |
| Chien | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | txʼiʼ /tʃʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | peekʼ /peːkʼ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ |
| Chat | mees /meːs/ | mis /mis/ | mis /mis/ | mes /mes/ | mes /mes/ | miis /miːs/ | meʼs /meʔs/ |
| Main | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | qʼaʼ /qʼaʔ/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | kʼab /kʼab/ | qʼabʼ /qʼaɓ/ |
| Œil | nakʼ /nakʼ/ | wach /watʃ/ | witzʼ /witsʼ/ | bʼaqʼ wach /ɓaqʼ watʃ/ | sat /sat/ | ich /itʃ/ | bʼaqʼwach /ɓaqʼwatʃ/ |
| Bonjour | ma chaa /ma tʃaː/ | saʼbʼal /saʔbal/ | kʼamta /kʼamta/ | utz iwäch /uts iwætʃ/ | kawal /kawal/ | bix a beel /biʃ a beːl/ | saqarik /saqaɾik/ |
| Merci | tioxlaab /tjoʃlaːb/ | maltyox /maltjoʃ/ | tixwajʼ /tiʃwahʼ/ | matyox /matjoʃ/ | yuhwal /juhwal/ | nibʼoolal /nibʼoːlal/ | maltyox /maltjoʃ/ |
| Un | jino /hino/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /xun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /xun/ |
| Bon | saqʼwach /saqʼwatʃ/ | utz /uts/ | saqʼ /saqʼ/ | utz /uts/ | watxʼ /watʃʼ/ | utz /uts/ | utz /uts/ |
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