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poos

a word from vocabulary Q'eqchi' by Søren Wichmann and Kerry Hull

Word form	poos
LWT meaning(s)	the match
Word meaning	fósforo
Word source	elicited by Kerry Hull
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	Later Post-Conquest Q’eqchi’ [34] (1600–2007)

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	fósforo 'the match' Spanish
Effect	Insertion
Salience	Present only since contact
Contact situation	Colonization [34]