Aymaran languages
E480312
Aymaran languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the central Andes of South America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aymaran languages canonical | 16 |
| Aymaran language family | 3 |
| Aymaran | 2 |
| Quechumaran languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4926639 — 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: Aymaran languages Context triple: [Andean region, hasLanguageFamily, Aymaran languages]
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A.
Andean languages
Andean languages are a group of indigenous language families spoken primarily in the Andes mountains of South America, including major languages like Quechua and Aymara.
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B.
Araucanian languages
Araucanian languages are a small indigenous language family of southern South America, best known for including Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
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C.
Aymara
Aymara is an indigenous language spoken primarily by the Aymara people of the central Andes in countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
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D.
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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E.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
- 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: Aymaran languages Target entity description: Aymaran languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the central Andes of South America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile.
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A.
Andean languages
Andean languages are a group of indigenous language families spoken primarily in the Andes mountains of South America, including major languages like Quechua and Aymara.
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B.
Araucanian languages
Araucanian languages are a small indigenous language family of southern South America, best known for including Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
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C.
Aymara
Aymara is an indigenous language spoken primarily by the Aymara people of the central Andes in countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
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D.
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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E.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous languages of the Americas
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aru languages
ⓘ
Jaqi languages ⓘ |
| arealRelation | in contact with Quechuan languages ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Aymara people
ⓘ
Jaqaru people ⓘ Kawki people ⓘ |
| contactPhenomena |
lexical borrowing with Quechua
ⓘ
structural convergence with Quechua ⓘ |
| familyCode | aym ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | South America ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ayma1253 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aymara language
ⓘ
linked to:
Aymara
Jaqaru language ⓘ Kawki language ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | pre-Columbian languages ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Aymaran family ⓘ |
| languageFamilySize | small ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | one of the major Andean language families ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Aymara language
ⓘ
linked to:
Aymara
|
| mostSpokenMember |
Aymara language
ⓘ
linked to:
Aymara
|
| numberOfLivingLanguages | approximately 2–3 ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Altiplano
ⓘ
linked to:
Altiplano plateau
Lake Titicaca basin ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Titicaca region
|
| recognizedIn |
Bolivian constitution as indigenous languages
ⓘ
Peruvian constitution as indigenous languages ⓘ |
| regionInBolivia |
La Paz Department
ⓘ
Oruro Department ⓘ |
| regionInChile | Arica y Parinacota Region ⓘ |
| regionInPeru | Puno Region ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ Peru ⓘ central Andes ⓘ
linked to:
Central Andes
|
| status | endangered (for some members) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Andean languages
ⓘ
Native American languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ evidentiality marking ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in rural Andean communities
ⓘ
traditional rituals and oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aymaran languages Description of subject: Aymaran languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the central Andes of South America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymaran languages
subject linked to:
Mapudungun (in its Andean extension)
linked to: Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymaran languages
linked to: Aymaran languages