Oto-Manguean languages
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The Oto-Manguean languages are a large and ancient family of indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, spoken primarily in central and southern Mexico and known for their complex tonal systems and significant cultural history.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227241 — 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: Oto-Manguean languages Context triple: [Mesoamerica, languageFamily, Oto-Manguean languages]
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A.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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B.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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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.
Marquesic languages
Marquesic languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the Marquesas Islands and surrounding regions of Polynesia.
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E.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
- 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: Oto-Manguean languages Target entity description: The Oto-Manguean languages are a large and ancient family of indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, spoken primarily in central and southern Mexico and known for their complex tonal systems and significant cultural history.
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A.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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B.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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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.
Marquesic languages
Marquesic languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the Marquesas Islands and surrounding regions of Polynesia.
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E.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language family
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Otomanguean languages
|
| estimatedNumberOfLanguages | dozens of distinct languages ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican civilizations
Oaxacan indigenous cultures ⓘ ritual and oral traditions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex tonal systems
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ contrastive tone ⓘ nasalization contrasts ⓘ numeral classifiers in some languages ⓘ phonemic tone ⓘ rich inflectional morphology ⓘ vowel length contrasts ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDepth |
ancient
ⓘ
pre-Columbian origin ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassification | macro-family debated by some linguists ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Amuzgo
ⓘ
Chatino people ⓘ
surface form:
Chatino
Chichimeca Jonaz ⓘ Chinantec people ⓘ
surface form:
Chinantec
Chocho ⓘ Cuicatec ⓘ Ixcatec ⓘ Ixcatec language ⓘ Mazahua ⓘ Mazatec ⓘ Mixtec languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec
Otomi ⓘ Pame ⓘ Popoloca ⓘ Tlapanecan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Tlapanec
Trique ⓘ Zapotec ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Oto-Manguean languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Amuzgoan languages
Chatino people ⓘ
surface form:
Chatino languages
Chinantecan languages ⓘ Mazatecan languages ⓘ Mixtec languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtecan languages
Oto-Manguean languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oto-Pamean languages
Popolocan languages ⓘ Tlapanecan languages ⓘ Zapotec ⓘ
surface form:
Zapotecan languages
|
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerican linguistic area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
|
| recognizedAs |
one of the major language families of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
one of the oldest language families in the Americas ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Mexico
|
| spokenIn |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
Guerrero ⓘ Hidalgo ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ San Luis Potosí ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Mexico
Veracruz ⓘ |
| status |
many languages endangered
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some languages still vigorously spoken ⓘ some languages vulnerable ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oto-Manguean languages Description of subject: The Oto-Manguean languages are a large and ancient family of indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, spoken primarily in central and southern Mexico and known for their complex tonal systems and significant cultural history.
Referenced by (100)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Otomanguean languages
this entity surface form:
Oto-Pamean languages
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Amuzgoan languages
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico
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Eastern Oto-Manguean
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Otomanguean cultural area
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Oto-Manguean peoples
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
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Oto-Manguean peoples
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Oto-Manguean language family
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
this entity surface form:
Proto-Oto-Manguean language
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
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Oto-Manguean stock
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Oto-Manguean language family
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Oto-Manguean
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean language area
this entity surface form:
Oto-Manguean