Classic Maya
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Classic Maya is the historical form of the Mayan language used in inscriptions and literature during the Classic period of Maya civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classic Maya canonical | 15 |
| Classic Maya era | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
historical language ⓘ literary language ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Calakmul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caracol NERFINISHED ⓘ Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxchilán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chʼolan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucatecan languages ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Maya codices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
altar inscriptions ⓘ lintel inscriptions ⓘ stelae inscriptions ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
ⓘ
ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ verb–initial word order ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Mayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Chʼolan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucatecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no modern ISO 639-3 code as separate language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluenceOn | modern Mayan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticType | literary standard ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMedium |
bone and shell objects
ⓘ
ceramic vessels ⓘ codices ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ stucco inscriptions ⓘ |
| region |
Lowland Maya area
ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | Classic Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 250–900 CE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maya elites
ⓘ
Maya scribes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical records
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ literature ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Classic Maya era
subject surface form:
Caracol