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.

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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.

southern Mexico hasEthnicGroup Zoque people
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
Chiapas containsEthnicGroup Zoque people
Zoque people ethnolinguisticGroup Zoque people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zoquean peoples