Totonac
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Totonac is an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Totonac people primarily in the states of Veracruz and Puebla.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Totonac people | 28 |
| Totonac canonical | 11 |
| Totonacan | 4 |
| Totonaco | 2 |
| Central Totonac | 1 |
| Totonac civilization | 1 |
| Totonac culture | 1 |
| Totonac peoples | 1 |
| Totonac–Tepehua | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T631330 — 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.
Target entity: Totonac Context triple: [Veracruz, hasIndigenousLanguages, Totonac]
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A.
Nahua
The Nahua are a major indigenous people of Mexico, historically associated with the Aztecs and speakers of various Nahuatl languages across central and southern regions.
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B.
Mixtec civilization
The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization
The Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization was a powerful pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in western Mexico, noted for its sophisticated metallurgy, strong military state, and successful resistance to Aztec expansion.
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D.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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E.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Totonac Target entity description: Totonac is an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Totonac people primarily in the states of Veracruz and Puebla.
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A.
Nahua
The Nahua are a major indigenous people of Mexico, historically associated with the Aztecs and speakers of various Nahuatl languages across central and southern regions.
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B.
Mixtec civilization
The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization
The Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization was a powerful pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in western Mexico, noted for its sophisticated metallurgy, strong military state, and successful resistance to Aztec expansion.
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D.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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E.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Mesoamerican languages ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
El Tajín
ⓘ
surface form:
El Tajín archaeological region
Papantla region of Veracruz ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Totonac
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac people
|
| hasISOClassification | multiple ISO 639-3 codes for individual Totonac languages ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Coyutla Totonac
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Filomeno Mata Totonac ⓘ Huehuetla Tepehua (often classified with Totonac) ⓘ Misantla Totonac ⓘ Ozelonacaxtla Totonac ⓘ Papantla Totonac ⓘ Sierra Totonac ⓘ Tecpatlán Totonac ⓘ Upper Necaxa Totonac ⓘ Xicotepec Totonac ⓘ Zapotitlán Totonac ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
glottalized consonants
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
bilingual education programs in Mexico
ⓘ
community language documentation projects ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Totonac
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Totonac
Totonac languages ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Totonac
Totonac languages ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Totonac
|
| hasSyntacticFeature |
head-marking
ⓘ
verb-initial tendencies ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOf | Totonac languages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | indigenous to Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas
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surface form:
Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI)
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| region |
Sierra Norte de Puebla
ⓘ
northern Veracruz ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tepehua language family ⓘ |
| sometimesGroupedWith |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonacan language family
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| spokenIn |
Mexico
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Puebla ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ eastern Mexico ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers |
Totonac
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Totonac people
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| usedIn |
everyday communication in Totonac communities
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oral tradition of Totonac people ⓘ ritual practices of Totonac people ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Totonac Description of subject: Totonac is an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Totonac people primarily in the states of Veracruz and Puebla.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.