Zapotitlán Totonac
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Zapotitlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language spoken by indigenous Totonac communities in and around Zapotitlán, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapotitlán Totonac canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3733544 — 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: Zapotitlán Totonac Context triple: [Totonac, hasLanguage, Zapotitlán Totonac]
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A.
Xicotepec Totonac
Xicotepec Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language spoken by Totonac communities in and around Xicotepec, Mexico.
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B.
Misantla Totonac
Misantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken in the Misantla region of Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
Papantla Totonac
Papantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken primarily in and around Papantla in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
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D.
Tecpatlán Totonac
Tecpatlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language traditionally spoken by Totonac communities in and around Tecpatlán in eastern Mexico.
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E.
Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
- 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: Zapotitlán Totonac Target entity description: Zapotitlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language spoken by indigenous Totonac communities in and around Zapotitlán, Mexico.
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A.
Xicotepec Totonac
Xicotepec Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language spoken by Totonac communities in and around Xicotepec, Mexico.
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B.
Misantla Totonac
Misantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken in the Misantla region of Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
Papantla Totonac
Papantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken primarily in and around Papantla in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
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D.
Tecpatlán Totonac
Tecpatlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language traditionally spoken by Totonac communities in and around Tecpatlán in eastern Mexico.
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E.
Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language variety
ⓘ
Totonac language variety ⓘ indigenous language variety ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Totonac ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | communities surrounding Zapotitlán in Puebla ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Zapotitlán Totonac variant
ⓘ
Zapotitlán Totonaco ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Totonacan
|
| hasBorrowingsFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
kinship terminology
ⓘ
ritual and religious vocabulary ⓘ traditional agriculture terminology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex consonant inventory (typical of Totonac languages)
ⓘ
tonal contrasts (typical of many Totonac varieties) ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation |
bilingualism in Spanish and Totonac among speakers
ⓘ
intergenerational transmission weakening ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | small speaker population ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Mexican Spanish ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Coyutla Totonac
ⓘ
Misantla Totonac ⓘ Papantla Totonac ⓘ Upper Necaxa Totonac ⓘ |
| isPartOf | indigenous linguistic heritage of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonacan languages
Totozoquean languages (proposed) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Totonac branch of the Totonacan family ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered language
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minority language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac language continuum
|
| region |
eastern Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern-central Mexico
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| spokenBy |
Totonac
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac people
|
| spokenIn |
Puebla (state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla, Mexico
Sierra Norte de Puebla ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Norte de Puebla region
Zapotitlán, Mexico ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac language
|
| threatenedBy | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | indigenous Totonac communities in and around Zapotitlán ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication in Totonac households
ⓘ
local oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zapotitlán Totonac Description of subject: Zapotitlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language spoken by indigenous Totonac communities in and around Zapotitlán, Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.