Ixil people
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The Ixil people are an indigenous Maya group from the highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional weaving, and strong communal cultural identity.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Maya cosmology
ⓘ
indigenous communal land practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Maya ritual calendar observances
ⓘ
cofradía religious brotherhoods ⓘ communal labor (faenas) ⓘ |
| department | Quiché Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Ixil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backstrap loom weaving
ⓘ
distinctive huipiles ⓘ strong communal identity ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| language | Ixil language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality |
San Gaspar Chajul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Cotzal NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa María Nebaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCenter | Ixil Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | victims of genocide in Guatemala ⓘ |
| region | Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Maya-Catholic beliefs ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
textile production ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
corte (wrap skirt)
ⓘ
handwoven huipil ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlement |
Chajul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cotzal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Guatemalan Civil War violence
ⓘ
state repression in the early 1980s ⓘ |
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