Maya peoples

E237297

Indigenous people Mesoamerican civilization ethnic group

The Maya peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous Mesoamerican communities known for their advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, including achievements in writing, astronomy, mathematics, and monumental architecture, who continue to inhabit regions of Mexico and Central America today.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Maya peoples canonical	32
Maya people	10
Lowland Maya	3
Mayan	3
Highland Maya	1
Indigenous Maya	1
Indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula	1
Itzaʼ Maya people	1
Maya peoples of Guatemala	1
Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula	1
ancient Maya	1
indigenous peoples of Guatemala	1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
calendarSystem	Haabʼ ⓘ Long Count calendar ⓘ Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ surface form: Tzolkʼin
continent	North America ⓘ
cosmologyFeature	Yggdrasil ⓘ surface form: World Tree underworld Xibalba ⓘ
country	Belize ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mexico ⓘ
culture	Maya civilization ⓘ
deity	Chaac ⓘ Itzamna ⓘ Ix Chel ⓘ Kʼawiil ⓘ Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Mesoamerica ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Chʼol Maya ⓘ Itza Maya ⓘ surface form: Itzaʼ Maya Kaqchikel ⓘ surface form: Kaqchikel Maya Kʼicheʼ Maya ⓘ Lacandon ⓘ surface form: Lacandon Maya Mam Maya ⓘ Qʼeqchiʼ Maya ⓘ Tzeltal Maya ⓘ Tzotzil ⓘ surface form: Tzotzil Maya Yucatec Maya ⓘ
historicalEvent	Spanish conquest of Yucatán ⓘ surface form: Spanish conquest of the Maya
knownFor	astronomy ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ complex calendar systems ⓘ hieroglyphic writing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ observatories ⓘ palaces ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ positional vigesimal numeral system ⓘ pyramids ⓘ stone stelae ⓘ stucco sculpture ⓘ use of zero ⓘ
languageFamily	Mayan languages ⓘ
mainRegion	Chiapas ⓘ Guatemala Highlands ⓘ surface form: Guatemalan Highlands Maya lowlands ⓘ surface form: Petén Basin Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
ongoingIssue	cultural preservation ⓘ land rights conflicts ⓘ linguistic revitalization ⓘ
partOf	indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of Central America indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
religion	Evangelicalism ⓘ Maya religion ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Christianity ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period ⓘ Colonial period ⓘ Postclassic period ⓘ Preclassic period ⓘ modern era ⓘ
traditionalBeverage	chocolate drink ⓘ
traditionalCrop	beans ⓘ cacao ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ
traditionalGame	Mesoamerican ballgame ⓘ
UNESCOHeritage	cultural traditions recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
writingSystem	Maya script ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

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

eastern Mexico → hasIndigenousGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Mexico

southern Mexico → hasEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Mexico

indigenous peoples of Mexico → majorEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Quintana Roo → languageGroupPresent → Maya peoples ⓘ

Guatemala Highlands → hasEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Kaminaljuyú archaeological site → archaeologicalCulture → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Kaminaljuyú

this entity surface form: Highland Maya

Petén Department → historicalRegionOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Itzaʼ Maya people

indigenous peoples of the Americas → includesEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → dominantEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Poqomam Maya → subgroupOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

Poqomam Maya → partOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Guatemala

Guatemalan Americans → ethnicOrigin → Maya peoples ⓘ

Guatemalan Americans → relatedGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Spanish conquest of Honduras → opponent → Maya peoples ⓘ

Tzolkʼin calendar → usedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Maya

Qʼanjobʼal → belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Francisco de Montejo the Elder → ethnicGroupConfronted → Maya peoples ⓘ

Lacandon → languageBranch → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mayan

Ixil → languageFamily → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mayan

House of Pakal dynasty → culturalSphere → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lowland Maya

The Blood of Guatemala → subjectMatter → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya peoples of Guatemala

Temple V → belongsToCulture → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lowland Maya

Osario pyramid → builtBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

Platform of Venus → builtBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

Casa Colorada → culturalHeritageOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

Chaac → worshippedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lowland Maya

Tinum, Yucatán → hasEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Totonicapán region → majorEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous Maya

Spanish–Native American wars → opposedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

Temple of the Phalli → builtBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Nohoch Mul pyramid → builtBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Grupo Las Pinturas → hasAssociatedPeople → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Maya hieroglyphs → developedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Caste War of Yucatán → mainParticipants → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech → associatedEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Ah Kim Pech

this entity surface form: Maya people

Campeche state → demographicsGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Campeche

Yucatec Maya → spokenBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula

southeastern Mexico → hasEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Southeastern Mexico

Mesoamerican forests → culturallySignificantFor → Maya peoples ⓘ

Izamal → foundedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people

Chontal of Tabasco → relatedEthnicity → Maya peoples ⓘ

Chol people → subgroupOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

southern Guatemala → containsIndigenousGroups → Maya peoples ⓘ

Zapatista movement in Chiapas → ethnicGroupInvolved → Maya peoples ⓘ

Tzotzil → languageFamily → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mayan

Totonicapán → hasEthnicGroup → Maya peoples ⓘ

Valley of Guatemala → preColumbianInhabitants → Maya peoples ⓘ

Poqomchiʼ Maya → subgroupOf → Maya peoples ⓘ

Xiu Maya → category → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula

Jaibalito → inhabitedBy → Maya peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maya people