Tojol-abʼal language

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The Tojol-abʼal language is a Mayan language spoken by the Tojolabal people of Chiapas, Mexico, known for its rich verbal morphology and distinctive ergative grammatical structure.

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Label	Occurrences
Tojolabal language	7
Tojol-abʼal language canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16951106 — 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: Tojol-abʼal language
Context triple: [Quichean–Mamean, includesLanguage, Tojol-abʼal language]

A. Gupa-Abawa language
The Gupa-Abawa language is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gupa and Abawa peoples of central Nigeria.
B. Abui language
The Abui language is a Papuan language spoken by the Abui people on Alor Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and typological distinctiveness.
C. Tawala language
Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
D. Tobelo language
The Tobelo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tobelo people of northern Halmahera in Indonesia.
E. Glaro-Twabo language
The Glaro-Twabo language is a lesser-known Kru language spoken by communities in West Africa, particularly in Liberia and neighboring regions.
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: Tojol-abʼal language
Target entity description: The Tojol-abʼal language is a Mayan language spoken by the Tojolabal people of Chiapas, Mexico, known for its rich verbal morphology and distinctive ergative grammatical structure.

A. Gupa-Abawa language
The Gupa-Abawa language is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gupa and Abawa peoples of central Nigeria.
B. Abui language
The Abui language is a Papuan language spoken by the Abui people on Alor Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and typological distinctiveness.
C. Tawala language
Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
D. Tobelo language
The Tobelo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tobelo people of northern Halmahera in Indonesia.
E. Glaro-Twabo language
The Glaro-Twabo language is a lesser-known Kru language spoken by communities in West Africa, particularly in Liberia and neighboring regions.
F. None of above. chosen