Uspanteko people
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The Uspanteko people are an indigenous Maya group of Guatemala with their own distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical presence in the highland region.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Maya calendar observances
ⓘ
Maya ritual practices ⓘ traditional communal festivals ⓘ traditional maize agriculture ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| department | El Quiché Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInSpanish | Uspantecos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInUspanteko | Uspanteko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityAuthorities | yes ⓘ |
| hasDistinctIdentityFrom | other Maya groups in Guatemala ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | yes ⓘ |
| heritageLanguageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Maya highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Uspanteko language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStapleCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Uspanteko language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Guatemala ⓘ |
| primaryMunicipality | Uspantán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy | Government of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Ixil people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kʼicheʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ Poqomchiʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼeqchiʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| usesTraditionalDress | yes ⓘ |
| writingSystemForLanguage | Latin script ⓘ |
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