Poqomchi’ is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchi’ Maya

Maya peoples

The Maya people constitute a diverse range of the Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region who share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term...

 of Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

, and is very closely related to Poqomam

Poqomam language

Poqomam is a Mayan language, closely related to Poqomchi’. It is spoken by approximately 49,000 people in several small pockets in Guatemala, the largest of which is in the Alta Verapaz department but which extend to El Salvador....

. Its two main dialects, eastern and western, were spoken by 90,000 or so people in the year 2000, in Purulhá

Purulhá

Purulhá is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1570 m above sea level. It contains 36,600 people. It covers a terrain of 248 km². The annual festival is June 10-June 13.-External links:*...

, Baja Verapaz

Baja Verapaz

Baja Verapaz is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Salamá.Baja Verapaz houses the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplendent Quetzal....

, and in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz

Alta Verapaz

Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz...

: Santa Cruz Verapaz

Santa Cruz Verapaz

Santa Cruz Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1406 m above sea level. It contains 19,000 people. It covers a terrain of 48 km². The annual festival is May 1-May 5.-External links:*...

, San Cristóbal Verapaz

San Cristóbal Verapaz

San Cristóbal Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....

, Tactic

Tactic (municipality)

Tactic is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1,465 m above sea level. It has a population of 17,555, and covers a terrain of 85 km². The languages spoken in Tactic are predominantly Spanish, Poqomchí, and Q'eqchi'....

,
Tamahú

Tamahú

Tamahú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....

 and Tucurú

Tucurú

Tucurú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....

. It is also the predominant language in the municipality of Chicamán

Chicaman

Chicamán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.Tourists may visit the Canyon El Barbudo and the Quatro Chorros waterfalls.- External links :* ----...

 (El Quiché), which borders Alta Verapaz.