Paraujano language
E641142
The Paraujano language is an indigenous Arawakan (Maipurean) language historically spoken by the Paraujano people of northwestern Venezuela, now critically endangered or nearly extinct.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paraujano language canonical | 1 |
| Piro language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7056175 — 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: Paraujano language Context triple: [Maipurean languages, member, Paraujano language]
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A.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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B.
Paunaka language
The Paunaka language is an endangered Arawakan language traditionally spoken by the Paunaka people of eastern Bolivia.
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C.
Agutaynen language
Agutaynen is an Austronesian language spoken by the Agutaynen people of Palawan in the Philippines.
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D.
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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E.
Apurinã language
The Apurinã language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Apurinã people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its complex verbal morphology and endangered status.
- 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: Paraujano language Target entity description: The Paraujano language is an indigenous Arawakan (Maipurean) language historically spoken by the Paraujano people of northwestern Venezuela, now critically endangered or nearly extinct.
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A.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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B.
Paunaka language
The Paunaka language is an endangered Arawakan language traditionally spoken by the Paunaka people of eastern Bolivia.
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C.
Agutaynen language
Agutaynen is an Austronesian language spoken by the Agutaynen people of Palawan in the Philippines.
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D.
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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E.
Apurinã language
The Apurinã language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Apurinã people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its complex verbal morphology and endangered status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan language
ⓘ
Maipurean language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Añun language
ⓘ
Añun-Paraujano ⓘ Paraujano ⓘ |
| associatedWaterBody | Lake Maracaibo ⓘ |
| classification | indigenous Arawakan language of Venezuela ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
ⓘ
linked to:
Venezuela
|
| dominantContactLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Paraujano people ⓘ |
| family | Arawakan language family ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | very few remaining speakers ⓘ |
| hasType | minority language ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Maipurean ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Arawakan
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawakan languages
|
| primaryRegion | Zulia State ⓘ |
| region |
Lake Maracaibo region
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracaibo Basin
|
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language documentation efforts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Venezuela
ⓘ
northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| status |
critically endangered
ⓘ
nearly extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Northern Arawakan
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Arawakan languages
|
| usedBy | Paraujano community ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paraujano language Description of subject: The Paraujano language is an indigenous Arawakan (Maipurean) language historically spoken by the Paraujano people of northwestern Venezuela, now critically endangered or nearly extinct.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paraujano language