Chorotega language (extinct)
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The Chorotega language was an extinct Mesoamerican indigenous language once spoken by the Chorotega people in parts of present-day Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chorotega language (extinct) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13593031 — 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: Chorotega language (extinct) Context triple: [Indigenous people of Costa Rica, language, Chorotega language (extinct)]
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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.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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C.
Arhuaco language
The Arhuaco language is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Arhuaco people in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region.
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D.
Boruca language
The Boruca language is an endangered indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Boruca people of southern Costa Rica.
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E.
Yaneshaʼ language
Yaneshaʼ language is an Arawakan indigenous language spoken by the Yaneshaʼ people in the central Peruvian Amazon.
- 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: Chorotega language (extinct) Target entity description: The Chorotega language was an extinct Mesoamerican indigenous language once spoken by the Chorotega people in parts of present-day Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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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.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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C.
Arhuaco language
The Arhuaco language is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Arhuaco people in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region.
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D.
Boruca language
The Boruca language is an endangered indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Boruca people of southern Costa Rica.
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E.
Yaneshaʼ language
Yaneshaʼ language is an Arawakan indigenous language spoken by the Yaneshaʼ people in the central Peruvian Amazon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.