Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary

E635630

bilingual dictionary historical linguistic source lexicographical work

Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary is a seminal 16th-century bilingual lexicon compiled by the Franciscan friar Alonso de Molina that serves as one of the most important sources for the study of Classical Nahuatl language and culture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary canonical	1
Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana	1
Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7013000 — 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: Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary
Context triple: [Classical Nahuatl, hasCanonicalWork, Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary]

A. Guerrero Nahuatl
Guerrero Nahuatl is a regional variety of the Nahuatl language spoken by Nahua communities in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
B. Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Diccionario panhispánico de dudas is a comprehensive reference work that clarifies correct and recommended usage of Spanish across all Spanish-speaking countries.
C. Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo
Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo is a distinct regional variety of the Amuzgo language spoken primarily in and around the municipality of Xochistlahuaca in Guerrero, Mexico.
D. Mexican Academy of Language
The Mexican Academy of Language is a scholarly institution in Mexico dedicated to the study, preservation, and regulation of the Spanish language.
E. Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Highland Puebla Nahuatl is a modern Nahuan language variety spoken in the highland region of Puebla, Mexico, descended from the Proto-Nahuan language.
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: Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary
Target entity description: Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary is a seminal 16th-century bilingual lexicon compiled by the Franciscan friar Alonso de Molina that serves as one of the most important sources for the study of Classical Nahuatl language and culture.

A. Guerrero Nahuatl
Guerrero Nahuatl is a regional variety of the Nahuatl language spoken by Nahua communities in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
B. Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Diccionario panhispánico de dudas is a comprehensive reference work that clarifies correct and recommended usage of Spanish across all Spanish-speaking countries.
C. Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo
Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo is a distinct regional variety of the Amuzgo language spoken primarily in and around the municipality of Xochistlahuaca in Guerrero, Mexico.
D. Mexican Academy of Language
The Mexican Academy of Language is a scholarly institution in Mexico dedicated to the study, preservation, and regulation of the Spanish language.
E. Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Highland Puebla Nahuatl is a modern Nahuan language variety spoken in the highland region of Puebla, Mexico, descended from the Proto-Nahuan language.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilingual dictionary ⓘ historical linguistic source ⓘ lexicographical work ⓘ
associatedDiscipline	Mesoamerican studies ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ missionary studies ⓘ philology ⓘ
associatedPeople	Nahua speakers of central Mexico ⓘ
authorReligiousAffiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
centuryOfComposition	16th century ⓘ
compiler	Alonso de Molina ⓘ
contains	Nahuatl headwords ⓘ Spanish glosses ⓘ cultural notes ⓘ examples of usage ⓘ
country	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
culturalContext	colonial Mesoamerica ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	modern Nahuatl lexicography ⓘ reconstructions of Classical Nahuatl phonology ⓘ studies of colonial translation practices ⓘ
historicalPeriodDocumented	early colonial period in central Mexico ⓘ
importance	major source for Classical Nahuatl phraseology ⓘ major source for Classical Nahuatl semantics ⓘ major source for Classical Nahuatl vocabulary ⓘ major source for colonial-era Nahua culture ⓘ
language	Classical Nahuatl ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
languagePair	Classical Nahuatl–Spanish ⓘ linked to: Classical Nahuatl
primaryPurpose	facilitation of communication between Nahuatl speakers and Spanish speakers ⓘ
primaryUse	missionary work in New Spain ⓘ study of Classical Nahuatl ⓘ study of colonial Mexican culture ⓘ
region	New Spain ⓘ linked to: Viceroyalty of New Spain
religiousOrderContext	Franciscan ⓘ linked to: Franciscan Order
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
subject	Nahuatl lexicon ⓘ Spanish lexicon ⓘ missionary linguistics ⓘ
timeDepth	post-Conquest Nahuatl ⓘ
usedBy	anthropologists ⓘ historians ⓘ linguists ⓘ philologists ⓘ students of Nahuatl ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Classical Nahuatl → hasCanonicalWork → Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary ⓘ

Alonso de Molina → notableWork → Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana ⓘ

linked to: Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary

Alonso de Molina → notableWork → Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana ⓘ