Huichol
E85607
Huichol is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Wixárika people of western Mexico, known for its complex verbal morphology and rich oral tradition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huichol people | 16 |
| Huichol canonical | 14 |
| Cora–Huichol | 1 |
| Huichol art | 1 |
| Huichol communities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T637402 — 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: Huichol Context triple: [Uto-Aztecan, includesLanguage, Huichol]
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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.
Popoluca
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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C.
Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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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: Huichol Target entity description: Huichol is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Wixárika people of western Mexico, known for its complex verbal morphology and rich oral tradition.
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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.
Popoluca
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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C.
Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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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 (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| endonym | Wixárika ⓘ |
| exonym | Huichol self-link ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wixarika language
ⓘ
Wixárika ⓘ Wixarika language ⓘ
surface form:
Wixárika language
|
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Wixárika religion
ⓘ
peyote rituals ⓘ |
| hasDomain | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasEducationUse | bilingual education programs in some communities ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | huic1242 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Huichol self-link ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
evidentiality distinctions
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noun incorporation ⓘ rich verbal inflection ⓘ switch-reference system ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | hch ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 79-AAA-bd ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | complex verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
indigenous language of Mexico
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vulnerable language ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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head-marking ⓘ polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Corachol ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Wixárika community organizations ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Cora language ⓘ |
| sharesAncestorWith |
Proto-Corachol
ⓘ
Proto-Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Tepehuan people
ⓘ
surface form:
Wixárika people
|
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
state of Durango ⓘ Jalisco ⓘ
surface form:
state of Jalisco
State of Nayarit ⓘ
surface form:
state of Nayarit
Zacatecas ⓘ
surface form:
state of Zacatecas
western Mexico ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Corachol language
ⓘ
Southern Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication in Wixárika communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
prayers
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ritual chants ⓘ songs ⓘ traditional narratives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Huichol Description of subject: Huichol is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Wixárika people of western Mexico, known for its complex verbal morphology and rich oral tradition.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.