Poqomam people

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Poqomam
Total population
46,478[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Poqomam, Spanish
Religion
Catholic, Maya religion

The Poqomam[pronunciation?] are a Maya people in Guatemala and El Salvador. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomam and is closely related to Poqomchiʼ. Notable Poqomam settlements are located in Chinautla (Guatemala (department)), Palín (Escuintla), and in San Luis Jilotepeque (Jalapa).[2] Before the Spanish Conquest, the Poqomam had their capital at Chinautla Viejo.[3] The Poqomam that advanced further east, to the territories of present-day El Salvador, were largely displaced by the migration of the Pipil people in the 11th century. The few Poqomam that remained in El Salvador live near the Guatemala border, in the departments of Santa Ana and Ahuachapan.

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Notes

  1. ^ "Resultados Censo 2018" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ Gordon, Raymond G. Jr., ed. (2005). "Ethnologue: Languages of Guatemala". SIL International. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. ^ Hill 1996, p.82. Carmack 2001, p.158.

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