Kayapó linguistic family
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The Kayapó linguistic family is a branch of the Jê language group of the Macro-Jê stock in Brazil, encompassing the languages spoken by the Kayapó, Xikrin, and closely related Indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kayapó linguistic family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20769256 — 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: Kayapó linguistic family Context triple: [Xikrin people, linguisticGroup, Kayapó linguistic family]
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A.
Yanomaman languages
The Yanomaman languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Yanomami peoples of the Amazon rainforest in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Jivaroan languages
Jivaroan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru, known for their complex verbal morphology and association with groups such as the Shuar.
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D.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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E.
Witotoan languages
The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia 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: Kayapó linguistic family Target entity description: The Kayapó linguistic family is a branch of the Jê language group of the Macro-Jê stock in Brazil, encompassing the languages spoken by the Kayapó, Xikrin, and closely related Indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
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A.
Yanomaman languages
The Yanomaman languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Yanomami peoples of the Amazon rainforest in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Jivaroan languages
Jivaroan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru, known for their complex verbal morphology and association with groups such as the Shuar.
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D.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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E.
Witotoan languages
The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.