Chʼortiʼ language
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The Chʼortiʼ language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in eastern Guatemala and neighboring regions, closely related to Classical Maya and central to the cultural identity of the Chʼortiʼ people.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroFamily | Mayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | cultural identity of the Chʼortiʼ people ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chontal Maya language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chʼol language NERFINISHED ⓘ Classical Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chʼortiʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | chor1274 ⓘ |
| hasAlignmentType | ergative–absolutive ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chorti
NERFINISHED
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Chʼortiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ Chʼortiʼ Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | home and community domains more than formal domains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
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complex verbal morphology ⓘ set A and set B person markers ⓘ use of relational nouns ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottalization
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vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | rural communities in eastern Guatemala ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Classic Maya civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya hieroglyphic writing tradition ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | caa ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan language family ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | departments of Chiquimula and Zacapa in Guatemala ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
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Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Chʼolan branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Chʼolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | dominance of Spanish in education and media ⓘ |
| undergoes | revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local community communication
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn | Chʼortiʼ traditional education and cultural transmission ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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