Qʼeqchiʼ Maya
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Qʼeqchiʼ Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and Belize known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional agrarian lifestyle, and strong preservation of cultural and spiritual practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Q’eqchi’ Maya | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kekchi Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clothingTradition | Maya-style woven garments ⓘ |
| colonialExperience | Dominican missionization in Verapaz ⓘ |
| conflictHistory | land conflicts in Alta Verapaz and Izabal ⓘ |
| country |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
communal land-use traditions
ⓘ
ritual use of sacred mountains and caves ⓘ strong preservation of indigenous customs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Verapaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Qʼanjobalan–Chujean (sometimes classified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
internal migration within Guatemala
ⓘ
migration to Belizean lowlands ⓘ |
| musicTradition | marimba and traditional Maya instruments ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Cobán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lanquin NERFINISHED ⓘ San Pedro Carchá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
syncretic Catholic-Maya rituals
ⓘ
traditional Maya spirituality ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Alta Verapaz Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja Verapaz Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Izabal Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Guatemala ⓘ southern Belize ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Belize
ⓘ
indigenous people of Guatemala ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya religion ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | community-based governance ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice | offerings to earth lords and mountain spirits ⓘ |
| spiritualSpecialist | aj ilonel (Maya ritual specialist) ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
cacao ⓘ cardamom ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wood-and-thatch houses ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Qʼeqchiʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Q’eqchi’ Maya