Huave language

E455304

The Huave language is an indigenous isolate spoken by the Huave people along the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its unique grammatical structure and uncertain genetic affiliation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Huave language canonical 1
Huave languages 1
Huavean languages 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous language
language
language isolate
hasAlternativeName Huave NERFINISHED
Ombeayiüts
Wabe NERFINISHED
hasCommunity San Dionisio del Mar NERFINISHED
San Francisco del Mar NERFINISHED
San Mateo del Mar NERFINISHED
Santa María del Mar NERFINISHED
hasContactWith Mixe–Zoque languages NERFINISHED
Spanish language NERFINISHED
Zapotec languages NERFINISHED
hasCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
hasDocumentation dictionaries
grammars
text collections
hasGlottocode huav1242
hasISO6393Code huv
hasLanguageFamilyStatus genetic affiliation uncertain
hasLanguageStatus vulnerable
hasLinguisticFeature complex aspect system
distinct inclusive and exclusive first person plural pronouns
evidential-like distinctions
noun classifiers limited or absent
switch-reference system
hasMorphologicalFeature complex verbal morphology
polypersonal agreement
hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate several thousand
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
hasPreservationEffort bilingual education initiatives
community-based revitalization programs
hasRegion Isthmus of Tehuantepec NERFINISHED
hasTypology agglutinative language
hasWordOrder verb–object–subject
verb–subject–object
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isEndangered true
isRecognizedBy Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas NERFINISHED
isUsedIn local commerce
oral literature
traditional rituals
spokenAlong Pacific coast of Oaxaca
spokenBy Huave people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Mexico NERFINISHED
Oaxaca NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexican Penutian languages hasMember Huave language
Mesoamerican linguistic area includesLanguageFamily Huave language
this entity surface form: Huavean languages
Isthmus of Tehuantepec languageRegionFor Huave language
this entity surface form: Huave languages