Tsimané language
E598487
The Tsimané language is an indigenous South American language of the Mosetenan family spoken by the Tsimané people of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsimané language canonical | 2 |
| Tsimane’ language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6469702 — 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: Tsimané language Context triple: [Tsimané people, language, Tsimané language]
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A.
Enawené-Nawé language
The Enawené-Nawé language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Enawené-Nawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its highly endangered status and rich oral tradition.
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B.
Yucuna language
The Yucuna language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Yucuna people of the Colombian Amazon.
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C.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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D.
Awajún language
Awajún language is an indigenous Jivaroan language spoken primarily by the Awajún (Aguaruna) people of northern Peru.
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E.
Juruna language
The Juruna language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Juruna (Yudjá) people of the Xingu region in Brazil.
- 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: Tsimané language Target entity description: The Tsimané language is an indigenous South American language of the Mosetenan family spoken by the Tsimané people of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands.
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A.
Enawené-Nawé language
The Enawené-Nawé language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Enawené-Nawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its highly endangered status and rich oral tradition.
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B.
Yucuna language
The Yucuna language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Yucuna people of the Colombian Amazon.
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C.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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D.
Awajún language
Awajún language is an indigenous Jivaroan language spoken primarily by the Awajún (Aguaruna) people of northern Peru.
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E.
Juruna language
The Juruna language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Juruna (Yudjá) people of the Xingu region in Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mosetenan language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Chimane
ⓘ
Chimané ⓘ
linked to:
Chimane
Mosetén-Chimané ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimané-Chimane
Tsimane ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimané people
Tsimane’ ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimané people
Tsimané-Chimané ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimané-Chimane
|
| closelyRelatedTo | Mosetén language ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tsimané people ⓘ |
| family |
Mosetenan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mosetenan languages
|
| glottocode | tsim1256 ⓘ |
| glottologName |
Tsimane
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimané people
|
| hasCommunityEfforts | local language maintenance initiatives ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Tsimané dialects ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | verbal affixation ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSyntax | postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | cas ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mosetenan ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Bolivia ⓘ |
| region |
Ballivián Province
ⓘ
linked to:
José Ballivián Province
Beni Department ⓘ Yacuma Province ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous people of Bolivia ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Amazonian lowlands of Bolivia
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Bolivian Amazon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
fieldwork in Amazonian linguistics
ⓘ
studies in linguistic relativity and numeracy ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tsimané communities in Amazonian lowlands ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication in Tsimané villages
ⓘ
traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsimané language Description of subject: The Tsimané language is an indigenous South American language of the Mosetenan family spoken by the Tsimané people of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.