Mesoamerican linguistic area

E153799 UNEXPLORED

The Mesoamerican linguistic area is a Sprachbund in which numerous indigenous language families, including Mayan, share convergent structural features due to long-term contact rather than common ancestry.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area	3

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayan languages → arePartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ

Mazatec → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area

Mam → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area

Oto-Manguean languages → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area