Poqomam Maya people
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The Poqomam Maya people are an indigenous Maya group of Mesoamerica, primarily living in Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poqomam Maya people canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6774253 — 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: Poqomam Maya people Context triple: [Poqomam, spokenBy, Poqomam Maya people]
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A.
Kʼicheʼ people
The Kʼicheʼ people are a major indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic heritage, traditional weaving, and the sacred text Popol Vuh.
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B.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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C.
Amuzgo people
The Amuzgo people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and rich textile-weaving traditions.
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D.
Qʼanjobʼal people
The Qʼanjobʼal people are an indigenous Maya group from the highlands of northwestern Guatemala, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional weaving, and rich communal cultural practices.
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E.
Maya peoples
The Maya peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous Mesoamerican communities known for their advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, including achievements in writing, astronomy, mathematics, and monumental architecture, who continue to inhabit regions of Mexico and Central America today.
- 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: Poqomam Maya people Target entity description: The Poqomam Maya people are an indigenous Maya group of Mesoamerica, primarily living in Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.
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A.
Kʼicheʼ people
The Kʼicheʼ people are a major indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic heritage, traditional weaving, and the sacred text Popol Vuh.
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B.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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C.
Amuzgo people
The Amuzgo people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and rich textile-weaving traditions.
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D.
Qʼanjobʼal people
The Qʼanjobʼal people are an indigenous Maya group from the highlands of northwestern Guatemala, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional weaving, and rich communal cultural practices.
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E.
Maya peoples
The Maya peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous Mesoamerican communities known for their advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, including achievements in writing, astronomy, mathematics, and monumental architecture, who continue to inhabit regions of Mexico and Central America today.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
El Salvador
ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus |
indigenous people of El Salvador
ⓘ
indigenous people of Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Maya ceremonial practices
ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maya ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | highland Guatemala ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Guatemala
ⓘ
western El Salvador ⓘ |
| language | Poqomam ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Guatemala ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kaqchikel Maya people
ⓘ
Kʼicheʼ Maya people ⓘ
linked to:
Kʼicheʼ people
Poqomchiʼ Maya people ⓘ
linked to:
Poqomchiʼ Maya
Qʼeqchiʼ Maya people ⓘ
linked to:
Q’eqchi’ Maya people
|
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Evangelicalism
Maya religion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| secondaryLocation | El Salvador ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ milpa system ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | Maya-style woven garments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | adobe houses ⓘ |
| usesCalendarTradition | Maya calendar ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Poqomam Maya people Description of subject: The Poqomam Maya people are an indigenous Maya group of Mesoamerica, primarily living in Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.