Kuikuro language
E208125
The Kuikuro language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Kuikuro people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuikuro language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1872699 — 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: Kuikuro language Context triple: [Carib languages, hasNotableLanguage, Kuikuro language]
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A.
Kioko language
The Kioko language is an Austronesian language of the Muna–Buton subgroup spoken by a small community in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Chimariko language
The Chimariko language is an extinct Native American language once spoken in northwestern California, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
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D.
Simbo language
The Simbo language is an Oceanic language spoken on Simbo Island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Amuesha language
The Amuesha language, also known as Yanesha', is an Arawakan language spoken by the Yanesha' people of 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: Kuikuro language Target entity description: The Kuikuro language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Kuikuro people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
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A.
Kioko language
The Kioko language is an Austronesian language of the Muna–Buton subgroup spoken by a small community in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Chimariko language
The Chimariko language is an extinct Native American language once spoken in northwestern California, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
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D.
Simbo language
The Simbo language is an Oceanic language spoken on Simbo Island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Amuesha language
The Amuesha language, also known as Yanesha', is an Arawakan language spoken by the Yanesha' people of the central Peruvian Amazon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cariban language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kuikuro ⓘ |
| hasAlignment | ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kuikuro-Kalapalo ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
lexical databases ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral literature
ⓘ
traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex grammatical structure
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ evidentiality distinctions ⓘ noun classification ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ switch-reference system ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | kuik1246 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Kuikuro ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | kui ⓘ |
| hasLoanInfluenceFrom |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| hasMorphology | polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
tonal or pitch-accent distinctions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | indigenous village communities ⓘ |
| hasTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isPartOf |
Upper Xingu region
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Xingu cultural area
|
| languageFamily |
Carib
ⓘ
surface form:
Cariban
|
| region | Mato Grosso ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kuikuro people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Cariban ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
anthropological linguistics
ⓘ
language documentation ⓘ typological linguistics ⓘ |
| transmission | intergenerational oral transmission ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ ritual discourse ⓘ |
| usedIn | Brazilian indigenous education programs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kuikuro language Description of subject: The Kuikuro language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Kuikuro people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.