Huastecan languages
E1025903
The Huastecan languages are a small branch of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in northeastern Mexico by the Huastec (Wastek) people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huastecan languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Mayan languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealContext | Mesoamerican linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Huastec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established branch of Mayan ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Huastec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticRelationship | distant from other Mayan branches ⓘ |
| glottologCode | huas1242 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Huastec languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wastek languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wastekan languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chicomuceltec language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wastek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalMember | Chicomuceltec language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639FamilyCode | myn ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
ergative alignment
ⓘ
head-marking morphology ⓘ verb–initial basic word order ⓘ |
| majorLivingLanguage | Wastek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageFamilies |
Nahuan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otomanguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStates |
Hidalgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedAncestor | Proto-Huastecan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Huasteca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Huastec people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wastek people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
northeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| statusOfChicomuceltec | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | split from other Mayan branches in preclassic period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral literature of the Huastec people
ⓘ
traditional Huastec rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.