Tarahumara language
E602598
The Tarahumara language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Rarámuri people of northern Mexico, particularly in the Sierra Madre Occidental region.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarahumara language canonical | 5 |
| Central Tarahumara language | 1 |
| Lowland Tarahumara language | 1 |
| Northern Tarahumara language | 1 |
| Southern Tarahumara language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6588189 — 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: Tarahumara language Context triple: [Rarámuri language, alternateName, Tarahumara language]
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A.
Guarijío language
The Guarijío language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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B.
Yaqui language
The Yaqui language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken primarily by the Yaqui people in northern Mexico and southern Arizona, known for its rich oral tradition and cultural significance.
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C.
Matlatzinca language
The Matlatzinca language is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of central Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Matlatzinca people in the State of Mexico and considered at risk of extinction.
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D.
Huastec language
The Huastec language is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in the northeastern region of Mexico.
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E.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 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: Tarahumara language Target entity description: The Tarahumara language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Rarámuri people of northern Mexico, particularly in the Sierra Madre Occidental region.
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A.
Guarijío language
The Guarijío language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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B.
Yaqui language
The Yaqui language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken primarily by the Yaqui people in northern Mexico and southern Arizona, known for its rich oral tradition and cultural significance.
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C.
Matlatzinca language
The Matlatzinca language is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of central Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Matlatzinca people in the State of Mexico and considered at risk of extinction.
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D.
Huastec language
The Huastec language is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in the northeastern region of Mexico.
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E.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Raramuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rarámuri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sierra Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Guarijío language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Rarámuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Central Tarahumara
ⓘ
Eastern Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Tarahumara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Rarámuri ra'ícha ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | tara1321 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | tar ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | tar ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
case marking on nouns
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
tone absent ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| preservationEffort | community-based language revitalization ⓘ |
| region | Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Rarámuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Southern Uto-Aztecan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarahumaran branch ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Bible translation
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
indigenous education programs
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| 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: Tarahumara language Description of subject: The Tarahumara language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Rarámuri people of northern Mexico, particularly in the Sierra Madre Occidental region.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lowland Tarahumara language
this entity surface form:
Central Tarahumara language
this entity surface form:
Northern Tarahumara language
this entity surface form:
Southern Tarahumara language