Chuj language
E606580
The Chuj language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the highlands of Guatemala and parts of southern Mexico, known for its complex verb morphology and importance to Chuj Maya cultural identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chuj language canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| branchOf | Western Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Akatek language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tojolabal language ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chuj Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family ⓘ |
| glottocode | chuj1250 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
ⓘ
complex positional verbs ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ preverbal person markers ⓘ rich system of status suffixes on verbs ⓘ split intransitivity ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrast between plain and glottalized stops ⓘ |
| hasStandardOrthography | yes ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalArea | Mesoamerican linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
verb–object–subject (VOS) as common order
ⓘ
verb–subject–object (VSO) as alternative order ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | Chuj Maya cultural identity ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | cac ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
local community governance
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| macroArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Guatemalan highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huehuetenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatingBody | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
indigenous minority language
ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Qʼanjobʼalan branch ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | bilingual intercultural education programs in Guatemala ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.