Achiʼ language
E602969
The Achiʼ language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala, closely related to Kʼicheʼ and used by the Achiʼ people as a key marker of their cultural and ethnic identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achi language | 1 |
| Achiʼ language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561842 — 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: Achiʼ language Context triple: [Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, promotes, Achiʼ language]
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A.
Achagua language
The Achagua language is an indigenous Arawakan tongue spoken by the Achagua people of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its endangered status and importance to regional cultural heritage.
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B.
Achumawi language
The Achumawi language is a nearly extinct Native American language traditionally spoken by the Achumawi (Pit River) people of northeastern California.
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C.
Kʼicheʼ language
The Kʼicheʼ language is a major Mayan language spoken by the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, known for its rich oral tradition and significance in pre-Columbian and contemporary indigenous culture.
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D.
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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E.
Yucuna language
The Yucuna language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Yucuna people of the Colombian Amazon.
- 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: Achiʼ language Target entity description: The Achiʼ language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala, closely related to Kʼicheʼ and used by the Achiʼ people as a key marker of their cultural and ethnic identity.
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A.
Achagua language
The Achagua language is an indigenous Arawakan tongue spoken by the Achagua people of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its endangered status and importance to regional cultural heritage.
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B.
Achumawi language
The Achumawi language is a nearly extinct Native American language traditionally spoken by the Achumawi (Pit River) people of northeastern California.
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C.
Kʼicheʼ language
The Kʼicheʼ language is a major Mayan language spoken by the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, known for its rich oral tradition and significance in pre-Columbian and contemporary indigenous culture.
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D.
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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E.
Yucuna language
The Yucuna language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Yucuna people of the Colombian Amazon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ language ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | verb–object–subject ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Achiʼ cultural heritage ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Kʼicheʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| endangerment | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Achiʼ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticClassification | Kʼichean branch of Mayan ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Cubulco Achiʼ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabinal Achiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottalized consonants
ⓘ
tone absent ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | acr ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kʼichean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarity | high with Kʼicheʼ language ⓘ |
| linguisticAncestor | Proto-Mayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Guatemalan government as a Mayan language ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulation | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInIdentity |
key marker of Achiʼ cultural identity
ⓘ
key marker of Achiʼ ethnic identity ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardization | has official orthography in Latin script ⓘ |
| status | indigenous minority language in Guatemala ⓘ |
| subfamily | Quichean–Mamean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication among Achiʼ people
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual and cultural practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Achiʼ language Description of subject: The Achiʼ language is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala, closely related to Kʼicheʼ and used by the Achiʼ people as a key marker of their cultural and ethnic identity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Achi language