Popoluca languages
E323787
Popoluca languages are a group of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southeastern Mexico, primarily in the state of Veracruz, belonging to several distinct language families.
All labels observed (8)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican languages
ⓘ
group of languages ⓘ indigenous languages ⓘ |
| areClassifiedAs | several distinct languages ⓘ |
| areDistinctFrom | Popoloca languages ⓘ |
| areEndangeredBecauseOf | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| areNot | a single language ⓘ |
| arePartOf | indigenous cultural heritage of Mexico ⓘ |
| areRecognizedBy | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas ⓘ |
| areSometimesConfusedWith | Popoloca languages ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy |
Popoluca
ⓘ
surface form:
Popoluca peoples
indigenous peoples of Veracruz ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf |
language revitalization efforts
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| areTaughtIn | some bilingual education programs in Mexico ⓘ |
| areUsedIn |
local community life
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Popoluca ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern Oaxaca border region
ⓘ
southern Veracruz ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Texistepec Popoluca
ⓘ
surface form:
Highland Popoluca
Santa María Coapan Popoloca ⓘ
surface form:
Nawa Popoluca
Oluta Popoluca ⓘ Sayula Popoluca ⓘ Sierra Popoluca ⓘ Soteapanec ⓘ Texistepec Popoluca ⓘ Texistepec Popoluca ⓘ
surface form:
Zoque Popoluca
|
| hasLanguageFamily |
Mayan language family
ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mixe–Zoque language family
Totonac languages ⓘ
surface form:
Totonacan language family
|
| haveAlternativeName |
Popoluca
ⓘ
Popoluca dialects ⓘ |
| haveSubgroup |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mayan Popoluca languages
Mixe–Zoque Popoluca languages ⓘ Totonac languages ⓘ
surface form:
Totonacan Popoluca languages
|
| linguisticArea |
Mesoamerican linguistic area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
|
| region | Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Popolocan languages
this entity surface form:
Popoloca languages
this entity surface form:
Sierra Popoluca (a Zoquean language)
this entity surface form:
Texistepec Popoluca (a Zoquean language)
this entity surface form:
Nahua Popoloca (a Nahuan language)
this entity surface form:
Popoluca language
subject surface form:
Oluta Popoluca
this entity surface form:
Oluta Popoluca language
this entity surface form:
Popoluca language