Quichean–Mamean

E411180

Quichean–Mamean is a branch of the Mayan language family that includes several closely related indigenous languages spoken in the highlands of Guatemala.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Quichean–Mamean canonical 2
Greater Mamean 1
Quichean 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language branch
branch of language family
geographicDistribution Guatemala
Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands

southern Mexico
hasAncestor Proto-Mayan language
linked to: Proto-Mayan
hasLinguisticFeature complex verbal morphology
glottalized consonants
rich aspectual system
hasProtoLanguage Proto-Quichean–Mamean
hasSubbranch Mamean
Quichean
linked to: Quichean–Mamean
includesLanguage Achi language
linked to: Achiʼ language

Akatek language
Awakatek language
Chuj language
Ixil language
Jakaltek language
Kaqchikel language
linked to: Kaqchikel

Kʼicheʼ language
Mam language
Poqomam language
Poqomchiʼ language
Qʼanjobʼal language
Sakapultek language
Sipakapense language
Tektitek language
linked to: Tektiteko language

Tojol-abʼal language
Tzʼutujil language
Uspantek language
isIndigenousTo Guatemala
Mesoamerica
languageFamily Mayan
linguisticClassificationLevel subfamily
partOf Mayan language family
linked to: Mayan languages
region Mesoamerica
spokenBy Maya peoples
subgroupOf Mayan languages
typologicalFeature ergative–absolutive alignment
head-marking morphology
verb–initial basic word order
usedIn local education and literacy programs
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaqchikel subfamily Quichean–Mamean
Ixil subfamily Greater Mamean
linked to: Quichean–Mamean
Quichean–Mamean hasSubbranch Quichean
linked to: Quichean–Mamean