Ladino people

Target entity: Ladino people
Context triple: [Guatemalan Americans, ethnicOrigin, Ladino people]

• A. Sephardi Jews
  Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
• B. Moriscos
  Moriscos were former Muslims in Spain who had been forcibly converted to Christianity and later faced widespread suspicion, discrimination, and eventual expulsion in the early 17th century.
• C. Romaniote Jews
  Romaniote Jews are a distinct, historically Greek-speaking Jewish community of the Eastern Mediterranean with roots dating back to antiquity, predating both Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewry.
• D. Mizrahi Jews
  Mizrahi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from Middle Eastern and North African countries, with distinct religious traditions, languages, and cultural practices shaped by centuries of life in the Islamic world.
• E. Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)
  Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) is a Romance language derived mainly from Old Spanish, historically spoken by Sephardic Jews and preserving many archaic Iberian features alongside Hebrew and other linguistic influences.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Ladino people
Target entity description: The Ladino people are a predominantly Spanish-speaking, mixed-heritage (often Indigenous and European) social group in Central America, especially Guatemala, associated with urban culture and non-indigenous identity.

• A. Sephardi Jews
  Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
• B. Moriscos
  Moriscos were former Muslims in Spain who had been forcibly converted to Christianity and later faced widespread suspicion, discrimination, and eventual expulsion in the early 17th century.
• C. Romaniote Jews
  Romaniote Jews are a distinct, historically Greek-speaking Jewish community of the Eastern Mediterranean with roots dating back to antiquity, predating both Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewry.
• D. Mizrahi Jews
  Mizrahi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from Middle Eastern and North African countries, with distinct religious traditions, languages, and cultural practices shaped by centuries of life in the Islamic world.
• E. Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)
  Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) is a Romance language derived mainly from Old Spanish, historically spoken by Sephardic Jews and preserving many archaic Iberian features alongside Hebrew and other linguistic influences.
• F. None of above. chosen