Totonacan languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:anime
gptkbp:color Integral to ethnic identity.
Key to cultural heritage.
gptkbp:controls Latin script
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced by Spanish colonization.
Influenced by neighboring languages.
gptkbp:cultural_practices Associated with traditional rituals.
Embedded in local customs.
Expressed in music and dance.
gptkbp:cultural_significance Cultural identity of Totonac and Tepehua people.
gptkbp:has_documentation Efforts to document oral histories.
Limited access to language materials.
Limited educational resources available.
Some documentation exists.
Some linguistic documentation available.
gptkbp:has_feature Agglutinative structure.
Vowel harmony.
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced by Nahuatl and other Mesoamerican languages.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Totonacan languages
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Totonac
Tepehua
gptkbp:is_divided_into gptkb:Totonac_languages
Tepehua languages
gptkbp:is_part_of Indigenous languages of Mexico
gptkbp:is_similar_to High similarity between Totonac and Tepehua.
gptkbp:language gptkb:Central_Totonac
gptkb:Southern_Totonac
gptkb:Northern_Totonac
Community-driven initiatives.
Critically endangered in some areas.
Different dialects have unique features.
Efforts to preserve through community programs.
Facing challenges of language shift.
Ongoing linguistic research.
Part of the larger Totonacan family.
Regional dialect variations exist.
Spoken by Totonac and Tepehua communities.
Strong community ties among speakers.
Struggles with intergenerational transmission.
Subject of linguistic studies.
Supported by NG Os.
Tepehua dialects
Threatened by globalization.
Totonac: 'tot' and Tepehua: 'teh'.
Used in local media.
Used in oral traditions.
Variability in usage among speakers.
Vulnerable.
gptkbp:language_of_instruction Taught in cultural workshops.
Taught in some local schools.
gptkbp:legacy Community interest in revitalization.
Community-led revival initiatives.
Ongoing community initiatives.
gptkbp:notable_performers approximately 300,000
gptkbp:origin Shared vocabulary with other Mesoamerican languages.
gptkbp:recognizes Recognized by local governments.
Some recognition in educational policies.
gptkbp:region Veracruz and Puebla.
gptkbp:related_to Mesoamerican languages
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Linguistic research conducted.
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:battle