Classical Maya language

E602955
Mayan language historical language literary language

Classical Maya language is the historical Mayan language used in inscriptions and literature of the ancient Maya civilization, especially during the Classic Period in Mesoamerica.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Classic Maya language 6
Maya language 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language ⓘ
historical language ⓘ
literary language ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Classic Chʼolan ⓘ
Classic Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchOf Chʼolan branch of Mayan NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Chol language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chontal Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chʼortiʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature aspect-based verbal system ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ
ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ
head-marking morphology ⓘ
rich verbal inflection ⓘ
vigesimal numeral system ⓘ
influenced reconstruction of Proto-Mayan ⓘ
ISO639-3 emy ⓘ
languageFamily Mayan ⓘ
primaryEvidence Maya codices NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceramic texts ⓘ
inscriptions on monuments ⓘ
region Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guatemala lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of Honduras ⓘ
parts of Mexico ⓘ
southern lowland Maya area ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
scriptMedium bark-paper codices ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
stone monuments ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
status no native speakers ⓘ
studied by epigraphers and linguists ⓘ
subclassOf Chʼolan languages ⓘ
Chʼolan–Tseltalan branch ⓘ
Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mayan languages ⓘ
usedBy ancient Maya civilization ⓘ
usedDuring Classic Period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximately 250–900 CE ⓘ
usedFor astronomical records ⓘ
calendrical records ⓘ
dynastic genealogies ⓘ
historical records ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
ritual texts ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ
usedIn Maya codices NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
ceramic texts ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ
portable objects inscriptions ⓘ
stelae inscriptions ⓘ
writingSystem Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystemType logosyllabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Maya codices → language → Classical Maya language ⓘ
Maya royal headband (sak huun) → languageOfName → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language
Group of the Cross → inscriptionsLanguage → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language
Hieroglyphic Stairway → language → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language
Akab Dzib → languageOfInscriptions → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya language
Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil → nativeLanguage → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language
Toniná → languageOfInscriptions → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language
Pomona (Maya site) → hasLanguage → Classical Maya language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya language