Zoque people
E268267
The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoque people canonical | 2 |
| Zoquean peoples | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual ceremonies ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Mixe–Zoque cultural tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | communal festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | national minority in Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Zoque people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zoquean peoples
|
| hasLanguage |
Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque)
ⓘ
Popoluca languages ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Popoluca (a Zoquean language)
Popoluca languages ⓘ
surface form:
Texistepec Popoluca (a Zoquean language)
Zoque ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Olmec civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Olmec civilization (linguistic and cultural links debated)
|
| indigenousTo |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixe–Zoque language family
Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ
surface form:
Zoquean languages
|
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of Chiapas
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Oaxaca ⓘ indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
indigenous peoples of Tabasco
|
| primaryRegion |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Mixe people
ⓘ
Popoluca ⓘ
surface form:
Popoluca peoples
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
communal landholding
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| threatStatus | some Zoquean languages are endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
crafts ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Zoquean peoples