Teenek people
E839561
The Teenek people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group, also known as Huastec or Wastek, with their own Mayan language and distinct cultural traditions centered in the Huasteca region of Mexico.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teenek language | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
Mayan language ⓘ Mesoamerican people ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Huastec people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wastek people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | subject to Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | veneration of mountains and springs ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ritual offerings to earth and rain deities
ⓘ
syncretic Catholic-indigenous festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | rural to urban migration ⓘ |
| ethnonymInOwnLanguage | Teenek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | protected under Mexican indigenous rights law ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageAncestor | Proto-Huastecan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePolicyContext | recognized by Mexican government as national language community ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Huasteca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Teenek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColumbianCivilization | Huastec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryState |
Hidalgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| region | La Huasteca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Huastecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
embroidery ⓘ pottery ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature |
colorful skirts
ⓘ
embroidered blouses ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
huapanguera
ⓘ
jarana huasteca ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Huasteco son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
chili cultivation ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | vulnerable language community ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.