Olmec language
E677611
The Olmec language is a proposed ancient Mesoamerican tongue thought to have been spoken by the Olmec civilization and possibly related to the Mixe–Zoquean language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olmec language canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
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proposed ancient language ⓘ unattested language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
La Venta
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Olmec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán NERFINISHED ⓘ Tres Zapotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestation | unwritten and unattested directly ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | hypothetical ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early complex society of Gulf Coast Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | no direct inscriptions conclusively identified ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological context
ⓘ
indirect linguistic evidence ⓘ loanword evidence ⓘ toponymic evidence ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | cultural and demographic changes in Formative and Classic periods ⓘ |
| GlottologCode | none ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mesoamerican languages (proposed) ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | none ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
analysis of later Mesoamerican languages
ⓘ
reconstructions by historical linguists ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mixe–Zoquean (proposed) ⓘ |
| languageShift | replaced by later regional languages ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith | Mixe–Zoquean languages themselves (which are attested) ⓘ |
| possibleRelation | Proto-Mixe–Zoquean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
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Olmec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Mixe–Zoquean language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Mesoamerican linguistics
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epigraphy (indirectly) ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | whether Olmec spoke Mixe–Zoquean or another language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Olmec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
present-day Tabasco
ⓘ
present-day Veracruz ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Formative period of Mesoamerica
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c. 1500–400 BCE ⓘ |
| uncertainty |
exact classification disputed
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grammar unknown ⓘ lexicon largely unknown ⓘ phonology unknown ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none securely attested ⓘ |
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