Kʼichean–Mamean branch

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branch of language family subgroup of Mayan languages

The Kʼichean–Mamean branch is a subgroup of the Mayan language family that includes closely related highland languages spoken primarily in Guatemala.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kʼichean branch	1
Quichean–Mamean branch	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of language family ⓘ subgroup of Mayan languages ⓘ
classificationStatus	well-established subgroup of Mayan languages ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Qʼanjobʼalan branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsLanguage	Akatek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Awakatek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuj language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ixil language ⓘ Jakaltek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaqchikel language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kʼicheʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mam language ⓘ Poptiʼ language ⓘ Poqomam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Poqomchiʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal language ⓘ Sakapulteko language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sipakapense language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tektiteko language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tojol-abʼal language ⓘ Tzʼutujil language NERFINISHED ⓘ Uspanteko language NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Kʼichean-Mamean NERFINISHED ⓘ Quichean-Mamean NERFINISHED ⓘ Quichean–Mamean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	complex verb morphology ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ rich aspectual system ⓘ
hasProtoLanguage	Proto-Kʼichean–Mamean ⓘ
historicalRegion	Maya Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Mayan ⓘ
partOf	Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCountry	Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType	highland languages ⓘ
spokenIn	Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
subdividedInto	Kʼichean branch ⓘ Mamean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroupOf	Mayan language family ⓘ
typologicalFeature	agglutinative morphology ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ head-marking ⓘ
usedBy	Maya peoples of the highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (3)

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

Uspantek → subfamilyOf → Kʼichean–Mamean branch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kʼichean branch

Cakchiquel → subfamily → Kʼichean–Mamean branch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quichean–Mamean branch