Tlapanec
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Tlapanec are an indigenous people of southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and traditional communities in the mountainous region of Guerrero.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlapanec canonical | 2 |
| Tlapanecan | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym | Meʼphaa ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal festivals
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ traditional dress ⓘ traditional music ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | population affected by out-migration ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
seasonal migration for work
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| educationIssue | limited access to bilingual education ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Meʼphaa people ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| governance |
communal land tenure
ⓘ
traditional community authorities ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | pre-Columbian origin ⓘ |
| language |
Tlapanecan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlapanec language
|
| languageEndangerment | at risk from Spanish dominance ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | recognized indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Oto-Manguean
|
| linguisticStatus | Tlapanec language is considered vulnerable ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgroup |
Tlapanec
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlapanecan
|
| neighboringGroups |
Amuzgo
ⓘ
Mixtec ⓘ Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuas
|
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Guerrero ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
southern Mexico
ⓘ
State of Guerrero ⓘ
surface form:
state of Guerrero
|
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican government
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous beliefs ⓘ syncretic practices ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
struggles for cultural recognition
ⓘ
struggles for land rights ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Guerrero region
ⓘ
surface form:
Montaña region of Guerrero
Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tlapanecan