Popoluca
E80060
Popoluca refers to several closely related indigenous languages of the Mixe–Zoquean family spoken by native communities in southern Veracruz, Mexico.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popoluca people | 12 |
| Popoluca canonical | 7 |
| Texistepec Popoluca | 3 |
| Popoluca de Sayula | 2 |
| Popoluca peoples | 2 |
| Soteapanec Popoluca | 2 |
| Zoque peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T631332 — 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: Popoluca Context triple: [Veracruz, hasIndigenousLanguages, Popoluca]
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A.
Totonac
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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B.
Huastec
Huastec is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in northeastern Mexico, especially in parts of Veracruz and neighboring states.
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C.
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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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.
Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Popoluca Target entity description: Popoluca refers to several closely related indigenous languages of the Mixe–Zoquean family spoken by native communities in southern Veracruz, Mexico.
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A.
Totonac
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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B.
Huastec
Huastec is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in northeastern Mexico, especially in parts of Veracruz and neighboring states.
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C.
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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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.
Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mixe–Zoquean language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language group ⓘ |
| areaOfStudy |
historical linguistics of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
language contact in Veracruz ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Popoluca
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Popoluca people
|
| geographicDistribution |
Oluta municipality
ⓘ
Sayula de Alemán municipality ⓘ Sierra de Soteapan ⓘ Municipality of Orizaba ⓘ
surface form:
Texistepec municipality
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Popoluca (Mixe–Zoquean)
Popoluca languages ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code |
plo (Oluta Popoluca)
ⓘ
poi (Highland Popoluca / Sierra Popoluca) ⓘ poq (Texistepec Popoluca) ⓘ pos (Sayula Popoluca) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticAncestor |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Mixe–Zoquean
|
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ tone (in some varieties) ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Oluta Popoluca
ⓘ
Sayula Popoluca ⓘ Sierra Popoluca ⓘ Popoluca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Texistepec Popoluca
|
| influencedBy |
Spanish
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
|
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixe–Zoquean
|
| languageStatus | national indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| morphology | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith | Popoloca (Oto-Manguean languages) ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas ⓘ |
| region |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
ⓘ
surface form:
Isthmus of Tehuantepec area
|
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
southern Veracruz ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ
surface form:
state of Veracruz
|
| subfamily |
Mixe languages
ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ
surface form:
Zoquean languages
|
| subjectOf | Mesoamerican linguistic research ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous communities of Veracruz ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local community governance
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| wordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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Subject: Popoluca Description of subject: Popoluca refers to several closely related indigenous languages of the Mixe–Zoquean family spoken by native communities in southern Veracruz, Mexico.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.