Qʼanjobʼal people
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The Qʼanjobʼal people are an indigenous Maya group from the highlands of northwestern Guatemala, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional weaving, and rich communal cultural practices.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Mayan calendrical knowledge
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oral tradition ⓘ ritual music and dance ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal land use
ⓘ
extended kin-based communities ⓘ traditional Mayan ceremonies ⓘ use of traditional dress ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | kjb ⓘ |
| glottocode | kanj1242 ⓘ |
| historicalExperience | Guatemalan Civil War displacement ⓘ |
| language | Qʼanjobʼal language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Huehuetenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMunicipality |
San Juan Ixcoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Cruz Barillas NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango NERFINISHED ⓘ Soloma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Akatek people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuj people NERFINISHED ⓘ Poptiʼ (Jakaltek) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guatemalan Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Guatemala ⓘ |
| religion |
Maya religion
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Maya-Catholic practices ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Qʼanjobʼal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
backstrap loom weaving
ⓘ
textile production ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
corte
ⓘ
faja ⓘ huipil ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
subsistence agriculture
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | indigenous peoples of Central America ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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