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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Pocomchí
Acqua
haʼ
/haʔ/
Fuoco
qʼaaq
/qʼaːq/
Sole
qʼij
/qʼih/
Luna
ik
/ik/
Madre
tuut
/tuːt/
Padre
ajaab
/ahaːb/
Mangiare
wai
/wai/
Bere
uuk
/uːk/
Amore
rahaal
/rahaːl/
Cuore
kʼuxl
/kʼuʃl/
Albero
cheeʼ
/tʃeʔ/
Casa
paat
/paːt/
Cane
tzʼiʼ
/tsʼiʔ/
Gatto
mees
/meːs/
Mano
qʼab
/qʼab/
Occhio
nakʼ
/nakʼ/
Ciao
ma chaa
/ma tʃaː/
Grazie
tioxlaab
/tjoʃlaːb/
Uno
jino
/hino/
Buono
saqʼwach
/saqʼwatʃ/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Mayan correlate
| Significato | Pocomchí | Uspanteko | Aguacateco | Kaqchikel | Q'anjob'al | Maya classico | kʼicheʼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | aʼ /aʔ/ | yaʼ /jaʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /xaʔ/ |
| Fuoco | qʼaaq /qʼaːq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaq /qʼaq/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | qʼaʼ /qʼaʔ/ | kʼahkʼ /kʼahkʼ/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ |
| Sole | 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/ |
| Mangiare | wai /wai/ | waʼ /waʔ/ | wii /wiː/ | waʼin /waʔin/ | lo /lo/ | wiʼij /wiʔiχ/ | tijow /tixow/ |
| Bere | uuk /uːk/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | uuk /uːk/ | kumun /kumun/ | uku /uku/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | ukʼaaj /ukʼaːh/ |
| Amore | rahaal /rahaːl/ | lóqʼ /lóqʼ/ | xajan /ʃahan/ | ajowabʼäl /axowaɓəl/ | kʼamʼ /kʼamʔ/ | yaah /jaːh/ | loqʼoj /loqʼoh/ |
| Cuore | kʼuxl /kʼuʃl/ | kʼuʼx /kʼuʔʃ/ | kʼuum /kʼuːm/ | anima /anima/ | kʼulul /kʼulul/ | pixan /piʃan/ | animaʼ /animaʔ/ |
| Albero | 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/ |
| Cane | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | txʼiʼ /tʃʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | peekʼ /peːkʼ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ |
| Gatto | 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/ |
| Occhio | nakʼ /nakʼ/ | wach /watʃ/ | witzʼ /witsʼ/ | bʼaqʼ wach /ɓaqʼ watʃ/ | sat /sat/ | ich /itʃ/ | bʼaqʼwach /ɓaqʼwatʃ/ |
| Ciao | ma chaa /ma tʃaː/ | saʼbʼal /saʔbal/ | kʼamta /kʼamta/ | utz iwäch /uts iwætʃ/ | kawal /kawal/ | bix a beel /biʃ a beːl/ | saqarik /saqaɾik/ |
| Grazie | 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/ |
| Buono | saqʼwach /saqʼwatʃ/ | utz /uts/ | saqʼ /saqʼ/ | utz /uts/ | watxʼ /watʃʼ/ | utz /uts/ | utz /uts/ |
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