Mocoví language
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The Mocoví language is an indigenous Guaicuruan language of the Gran Chaco region, traditionally spoken by the Mocoví people in northern Argentina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mocoví language canonical | 2 |
| Mocoví (Guaicuruan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7603269 — 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: Mocoví language Context triple: [Chaco Province, languageSpoken, Mocoví language]
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A.
Moxo language
The Moxo language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Moxo (Mojo) people of Bolivia’s lowland regions.
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B.
Enawené-Nawé language
The Enawené-Nawé language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Enawené-Nawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its highly endangered status and rich oral tradition.
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C.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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D.
Mopan language
The Mopan language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan Maya people in Belize and Guatemala.
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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: Mocoví language Target entity description: The Mocoví language is an indigenous Guaicuruan language of the Gran Chaco region, traditionally spoken by the Mocoví people in northern Argentina.
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A.
Moxo language
The Moxo language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Moxo (Mojo) people of Bolivia’s lowland regions.
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B.
Enawené-Nawé language
The Enawené-Nawé language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Enawené-Nawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, known for its highly endangered status and rich oral tradition.
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C.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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D.
Mopan language
The Mopan language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan Maya people in Belize and Guatemala.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American indigenous language
ⓘ
Guaicuruan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Christianity (part of speakers)
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianity
traditional Mocoví beliefs ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kadiwéu language
ⓘ
Pilagá language ⓘ Toba Qom language ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| dominantContactLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| endonymOfLanguage | Moqoit ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mocoví people ⓘ |
| glottocode | moco1246 ⓘ |
| glottologName |
Mocovi
ⓘ
linked to:
Mocovíes
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Mocoví
ⓘ
Mocoví (Guaicuruan) ⓘ
linked to:
Mocoví language
|
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Guaicuruan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Guaicuruan languages
|
| hasLinguisticResearch |
grammatical descriptions
ⓘ
lexicographic studies ⓘ phonological analyses ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ simple vowel system ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
bilingual education programs
ⓘ
community language workshops ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | moc ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Guaicuruan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| languageStatusSource | UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger ⓘ |
| macrofamily | Mataco–Guaicuruan (proposed) ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| region | northern Argentina ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chaco Province ⓘ Formosa Province ⓘ
linked to:
Formosa
Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Chaco
Santa Fe Province ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Southern Guaicuruan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Guaicuruan languages
|
| subjectTo | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
some primary schools in Chaco Province
ⓘ
some primary schools in Santa Fe Province ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Argentine Gran Chaco
ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Chaco
|
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mocoví communities in rural areas
ⓘ
Mocoví communities in urban peripheries ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mocoví language Description of subject: The Mocoví language is an indigenous Guaicuruan language of the Gran Chaco region, traditionally spoken by the Mocoví people in northern Argentina.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mocoví language