Machiguenga language
E1026243
The Machiguenga language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Machiguenga (Matsigenka) indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machiguenga language canonical | 2 |
| Matsigenka-Machiguenga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13195604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Machiguenga language Context triple: [Machiguenga, language, Machiguenga language]
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A.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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B.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
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C.
Waorani language
The Waorani language is an indigenous tongue of the Ecuadorian Amazon, spoken by the Waorani people and known for its distinct linguistic features and relative isolation from other language families.
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D.
Tsimané language
The Tsimané language is an indigenous South American language of the Mosetenan family spoken by the Tsimané people of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands.
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E.
Secoya language
The Secoya language is a Western Tucanoan language spoken by the Secoya people of the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Machiguenga language Target entity description: The Machiguenga language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Machiguenga (Matsigenka) indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon.
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A.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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B.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
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C.
Waorani language
The Waorani language is an indigenous tongue of the Ecuadorian Amazon, spoken by the Waorani people and known for its distinct linguistic features and relative isolation from other language families.
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D.
Tsimané language
The Tsimané language is an indigenous South American language of the Mosetenan family spoken by the Tsimané people of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands.
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E.
Secoya language
The Secoya language is a Western Tucanoan language spoken by the Secoya people of the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan language
ⓘ
South American language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Machigenga language
ⓘ
Machiguenga-Matsigenka ⓘ
linked to:
Machiguenga
Matsigenka language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Campan branch of Arawakan ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Asháninka language
ⓘ
Nomatsiguenga language ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Machiguenga
ⓘ
Matsigenka ⓘ |
| family |
Arawakan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawakan languages
|
| hasCommunity |
communities along Urubamba River
ⓘ
communities in Manu National Park ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Matsigenka dialects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive nasalization ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort | community-based language programs in Peru ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunityType |
rural communities
ⓘ
semi-isolated Amazonian communities ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV word order ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mcb ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Peruvian Ministry of Education as indigenous language ⓘ |
| region |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Madre de Dios Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Machiguenga people
ⓘ
linked to:
Machiguenga
Matsigenka people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
ⓘ
Peruvian Amazon ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Arawakan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
ethnolinguistic studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn | bilingual education programs in Peru ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
mythology and storytelling
ⓘ
traditional medicine knowledge transmission ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machiguenga language Description of subject: The Machiguenga language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Machiguenga (Matsigenka) indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Machiguenga language