Quichean–Mamean
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Quichean–Mamean is a branch of the Mayan language family that includes several closely related indigenous languages spoken in the highlands of Guatemala.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quichean–Mamean canonical | 2 |
| Greater Mamean | 1 |
| Quichean | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language branch
ⓘ
branch of language family ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan highlands
southern Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Mayan
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Mayan language
|
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ rich aspectual system ⓘ |
| hasProtoLanguage |
Quichean–Mamean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Quichean–Mamean
|
| hasSubbranch |
Mamean
ⓘ
Quichean–Mamean self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Quichean
|
| includesLanguage |
Achiʼ language
ⓘ
surface form:
Achi language
Akatek language ⓘ Awakatek language ⓘ Chuj language ⓘ Ixil language ⓘ Jakaltek language ⓘ Kaqchikel ⓘ
surface form:
Kaqchikel language
Kʼicheʼ language ⓘ Mam language ⓘ Poqomam language ⓘ Poqomchiʼ language ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal language ⓘ Sakapultek language ⓘ Sipakapense language ⓘ Tektiteko language ⓘ
surface form:
Tektitek language
Tojol-abʼal language ⓘ Tzʼutujil language ⓘ Uspantek language ⓘ |
| isIndigenousTo |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| linguisticClassificationLevel | subfamily ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mayan language family
|
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Maya peoples ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
ergative–absolutive alignment
ⓘ
head-marking morphology ⓘ verb–initial basic word order ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local education and literacy programs
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quichean