Mesoamerican linguistic area

E153799
Sprachbund areal feature complex linguistic area

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mesoamerican linguistic area canonical 23
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area 11
Mayan linguistic area 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sprachbund ⓘ
areal feature complex ⓘ
linguistic area ⓘ
definedBy convergent structural features due to long-term contact ⓘ
hasArealFeature absence of verb-final word order ⓘ
complex systems of deictics ⓘ
derivational body-part prefixes ⓘ
elaborate honorific or speech-level systems in some languages ⓘ
head-marking in clause structure ⓘ
head-marking in possessive constructions ⓘ
lack of switch-reference systems ⓘ
nominal possession with relational nouns ⓘ
nominalization used for subordination ⓘ
non-verb-final basic word order ⓘ
obligatory possessive marking on body parts and kin terms ⓘ
relational nouns for spatial relations ⓘ
shared calques and semantic loans ⓘ
shared patterns of verbal aspect and status ⓘ
use of clause-final discourse particles ⓘ
use of inclusive and exclusive first person plural distinctions in some languages ⓘ
use of numeral classifiers in some languages ⓘ
use of positional verbs ⓘ
use of relational nouns for part–whole relations ⓘ
use of relational nouns instead of prepositions ⓘ
vigecimal numeral systems ⓘ
widespread lexical borrowing among neighboring languages ⓘ
widespread use of directionals and locatives ⓘ
hasPart Belize ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
northern Costa Rica ⓘ
western Nicaragua ⓘ
includesLanguageFamily Chibchan languages ⓘ
Huave language ⓘ
surface form: Huavean languages

Lencan languages ⓘ
Mayan languages ⓘ
Misumalpan languages ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ
Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ
Tarascan language family ⓘ
Tequistlatecan languages ⓘ
Totonac languages ⓘ
surface form: Totonacan languages

Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages

Xincan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Mesoamerica ⓘ
notDefinedBy common genetic ancestry ⓘ
relevantTo Mesoamerican studies ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
studiedIn areal linguistics ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

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

Mayan languages → arePartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Oto-Manguean languages → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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
Otomi → hasLinguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mazahua → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Núuchi-u → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uto-Aztecan cultural-linguistic sphere
Chʼol → belongsTo → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Poqomam → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mochoʼ → belongsTo → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mixtec languages → arealFeatureOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean languages → arealFeatureOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mixe languages → hasLinguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Tlapanecan languages → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Chichimeca Jonaz → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Trique → hasLinguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Huastec language → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Amuzgo language → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Lower Amuzgo → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Pipil (Nawat) → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Wastek → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Teenek → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Chicomuceltec → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Mesa del Nayar Cora → hasDomain → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Sayula Popoluca → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Cahitan languages → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Oluta Popoluca → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Oluta Popoluca → hasLinguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Sprachbund
pos (Sayula Popoluca) → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Popoluca languages → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Sierra Popoluca → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Eloxochitlán Mazatec → hasDomain → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Tecpatlán Totonac → belongsTo → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Pochuteco → linguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
Upper Necaxa Totonac → isPartOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican languages area
Santa María de Jesús Kaqchikel → belongsTo → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
San Andrés Itzapa Kaqchikel → belongsTo → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
Northern Mam → partOf → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayan linguistic area
Akateko → partOfLinguisticArea → Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayan linguistic area