Tapajó language (extinct)
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The Tapajó language was an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Tapajó people of the Amazon region in Brazil, now known only from scant historical records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tapajó language (extinct) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19085828 — 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: Tapajó language (extinct) Context triple: [Aldeia dos Tapajós, languageGroup, Tapajó language (extinct)]
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A.
Kalapalo language
The Kalapalo language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Kalapalo people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region.
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B.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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C.
Tapirapé language
Tapirapé is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Tapirapé people of Brazil, known for its complex morphology and endangered status.
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D.
Toposa language
The Toposa language is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Toposa people of South Sudan and neighboring regions.
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E.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of 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: Tapajó language (extinct) Target entity description: The Tapajó language was an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Tapajó people of the Amazon region in Brazil, now known only from scant historical records.
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A.
Kalapalo language
The Kalapalo language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Kalapalo people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region.
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B.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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C.
Tapirapé language
Tapirapé is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Tapirapé people of Brazil, known for its complex morphology and endangered status.
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D.
Toposa language
The Toposa language is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Toposa people of South Sudan and neighboring regions.
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E.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.