Mazatec languages
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The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazatecan languages | 7 |
| Mazatec languages canonical | 6 |
| Mazatec language | 4 |
| Proto-Mazatecan | 2 |
| Mazateco languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1710955 — 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: Mazatec languages Context triple: [Oaxaca, hasRecognizedIndigenousLanguages, Mazatec languages]
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A.
Mixtec languages
Mixtec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Oto-Manguean languages of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Mixtec people across Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero.
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B.
Mixe–Zoquean languages
The Mixe–Zoquean languages are a small family of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southern Mexico, often hypothesized to be related to the language of the ancient Olmec civilization.
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C.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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D.
Mexican Penutian languages
Mexican Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several indigenous languages spoken in parts of Mexico.
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E.
Yuman–Cochimí languages
Yuman–Cochimí languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the Baja California Peninsula and the lower Colorado River region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
- 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: Mazatec languages Target entity description: The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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A.
Mixtec languages
Mixtec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Oto-Manguean languages of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Mixtec people across Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero.
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B.
Mixe–Zoquean languages
The Mixe–Zoquean languages are a small family of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southern Mexico, often hypothesized to be related to the language of the ancient Olmec civilization.
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C.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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D.
Mexican Penutian languages
Mexican Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several indigenous languages spoken in parts of Mexico.
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E.
Yuman–Cochimí languages
Yuman–Cochimí languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages historically spoken in the Baja California Peninsula and the lower Colorado River region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Otomanguean language
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Popoluca languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Popolocan languages
|
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered in some varieties
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Mazateca
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley margins ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mazatec languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mazatecan languages
Mazatec languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mazateco languages
|
| hasEthnologueCode | maz (macrolanguage) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
nasalization contrasts ⓘ phonemic glottalization ⓘ phonemic tone ⓘ tonal language ⓘ vowel length contrasts ⓘ whistled speech ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ayautla Mazatec
ⓘ
Chiquihuitlán Mazatec ⓘ Eloxochitlán Mazatec ⓘ Huautla Mazatec ⓘ Ixcatlán Mazatec ⓘ Jalapa Mazatec ⓘ Mazatlán Villa de Flores Mazatec ⓘ San Jerónimo Tecóatl Mazatec ⓘ Huautla Mazatec ⓘ
surface form:
San Miguel Huautla Mazatec
Soyaltepec Mazatec ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| iso639-5Code | omq ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Oto-Manguean
|
| primaryRegion |
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Oaxaca
|
| recognizedAs | macrolanguage in ISO 639-3 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chocho language
ⓘ
Ixcatec language ⓘ Popoluca languages ⓘ
surface form:
Popoloca languages
|
| spokenBy |
Mazatec
ⓘ
surface form:
Mazatec people
|
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| usedFor | whistled communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral literature
ⓘ
traditional medicine practices ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mazatec languages Description of subject: The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Mazateco languages
this entity surface form:
Mazatec language
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Mazatec language
this entity surface form:
Mazatec language
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Proto-Mazatecan
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Mazatec language
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
subject surface form:
Oaxaca (state)
this entity surface form:
Mazatecan languages
this entity surface form:
Proto-Mazatecan