Akatek language
E611837
The Akatek language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in northwestern Guatemala and parts of Mexico, known for its complex verb morphology and rich indigenous cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akatek language canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alignment | ergative–absolutive ⓘ |
| branch | Qʼanjobʼalan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chuj language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jakaltek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Akatek people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family ⓘ |
| geneticRelation |
Chuj language
ⓘ
Jakaltek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal language ⓘ |
| glottocode | acat1239 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Akateko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
aspect-marking on verbs
ⓘ
noun classifiers ⓘ person-marking on verbs ⓘ possessive prefixes ⓘ status suffixes on verbs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ long and short vowels ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationBody | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | knj ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Akatek community life
ⓘ
Akatek ritual practices ⓘ Akatek traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| languageStatusSource | UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macrolanguageGrouping | Qʼanjobʼal–Akatek–Jakaltek ⓘ |
| morphology | complex verb morphology ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northwestern Guatemala ⓘ |
| region |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huehuetenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Qʼanjobʼalan branch ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative ⓘ |
| usedIn | bilingual education programs in Guatemala ⓘ |
| wordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.