Kʼicheʼ Maya
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The Kʼicheʼ Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic and cultural heritage and for preserving traditions that predate the Spanish conquest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K’iche’ Maya | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| capitalCityPreConquest | Qʼumarkaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | subjected to Spanish conquest in the 16th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
oral transmission of myths and histories
ⓘ
preservation of pre-Hispanic rituals ⓘ traditional clothing (traje) differentiated by community ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalizationEffort | language preservation programs ⓘ |
| diaspora | migrant communities in the United States ⓘ |
| educationIssue | bilingual education in Spanish and Kʼicheʼ ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | Guatemalan Civil War violence ⓘ |
| historicalUseOfWritingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kʼicheʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| largestMayaGroupInGuatemala | true ⓘ |
| majorDepartmentInGuatemala |
Chimaltenango Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quetzaltenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Quiché Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Sololá Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonicapán Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
ceremonial drum and flute music
ⓘ
marimba use ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParticipation | active in Guatemalan indigenous movements ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over one million people ⓘ |
| preColumbianPolity | Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Guatemalan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the officially recognized Maya peoples of Guatemala ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya religion ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Maya-Catholic practices ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
backstrap-loom weaving
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ textile production ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
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maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
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ritual calendar use ⓘ veneration of mountains and sacred places ⓘ |
| traditionalText |
Popol Vuh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Title of Totonicapán ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
K’iche’ Maya