Jakaltek language
E602970
The Jakaltek language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Jakaltek (Popti’) people of northwestern Guatemala and parts of southern Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jakaltek language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561844 — 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: Jakaltek language Context triple: [Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, promotes, Jakaltek language]
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A.
Lakalai language
The Lakalai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lakalai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Ktunaxa language
Ktunaxa language is an isolate Indigenous language spoken by the Ktunaxa (Kutenai) people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America, primarily in southeastern British Columbia and parts of the northwestern United States.
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C.
Patamona language
The Patamona language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Patamona people of the Guiana Highlands in Guyana and northern Brazil.
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D.
Kitanemuk language
The Kitanemuk language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Kitanemuk people of Southern California.
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E.
Kaska language
The Kaska language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Kaska Dena people of the Yukon and northern British Columbia in Canada.
- 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: Jakaltek language Target entity description: The Jakaltek language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Jakaltek (Popti’) people of northwestern Guatemala and parts of southern Mexico.
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A.
Lakalai language
The Lakalai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lakalai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Ktunaxa language
Ktunaxa language is an isolate Indigenous language spoken by the Ktunaxa (Kutenai) people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America, primarily in southeastern British Columbia and parts of the northwestern United States.
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C.
Patamona language
The Patamona language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Patamona people of the Guiana Highlands in Guyana and northern Brazil.
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D.
Kitanemuk language
The Kitanemuk language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Kitanemuk people of Southern California.
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E.
Kaska language
The Kaska language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Kaska Dena people of the Yukon and northern British Columbia in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jakalteko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poptiʼ language ⓘ Popti’ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chuj language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tojolabal language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jakaltek people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Popti’ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Mayan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Jakaltek diaspora communities ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Eastern Jakaltek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Jakaltek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | jaka1245 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Jakalteko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | contrastive tone ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | jac ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mayan languages of Guatemala ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| macroArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northwestern Guatemala ⓘ |
| region |
Huehuetenango Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Qʼanjobʼalan branch ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
community radio
ⓘ
local education programs ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| vitality | vulnerable language ⓘ |
| 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: Jakaltek language Description of subject: The Jakaltek language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Jakaltek (Popti’) people of northwestern Guatemala and parts of southern Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.