Chʼortiʼ Maya
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The Chʼortiʼ Maya are an indigenous Maya people of eastern Guatemala and western Honduras, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that trace back to the ancient Maya civilization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| ancestralCulture | ancient Maya civilization ⓘ |
| associatedArchaeologicalRegion | Copán region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith | Classic Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal land use
ⓘ
traditional Maya rituals ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
seasonal wage labor
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
cultural marginalization
ⓘ
land conflicts ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Maya area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chʼortiʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| minorityGroupIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Guatemala
ⓘ
indigenous people of Honduras ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Guatemala
ⓘ
western Honduras ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chʼol Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kʼicheʼ Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼeqchiʼ Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Maya religion
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
adobe houses
ⓘ
thatch-roof houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionElements |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ sacred landscape worship ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ small-scale farming ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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