Proto-Uto-Aztecan
E86858
Proto-Uto-Aztecan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which all modern Uto-Aztecan languages are derived.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Uto-Aztecan canonical | 30 |
| Proto-Uto-Aztecan language | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T637404 — 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: Proto-Uto-Aztecan Context triple: [Uto-Aztecan, protoLanguage, Proto-Uto-Aztecan]
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A.
Uto-Aztecan
Uto-Aztecan is a large Native American language family of the Western United States and Mexico that includes languages such as Nahuatl, Hopi, and Ute.
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B.
Northern Uto-Aztecan
Northern Uto-Aztecan is a major branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes several indigenous languages spoken primarily in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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C.
Southern Uto-Aztecan
Southern Uto-Aztecan is a major branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes languages such as Nahuatl, Hopi, and the languages of many indigenous groups in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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D.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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E.
Coahuiltecan languages
The Coahuiltecan languages are a group of now mostly extinct indigenous languages once spoken by hunter-gatherer peoples in what is now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
- 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: Proto-Uto-Aztecan Target entity description: Proto-Uto-Aztecan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which all modern Uto-Aztecan languages are derived.
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A.
Uto-Aztecan
Uto-Aztecan is a large Native American language family of the Western United States and Mexico that includes languages such as Nahuatl, Hopi, and Ute.
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B.
Northern Uto-Aztecan
Northern Uto-Aztecan is a major branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes several indigenous languages spoken primarily in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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C.
Southern Uto-Aztecan
Southern Uto-Aztecan is a major branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes languages such as Nahuatl, Hopi, and the languages of many indigenous groups in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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D.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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E.
Coahuiltecan languages
The Coahuiltecan languages are a group of now mostly extinct indigenous languages once spoken by hunter-gatherer peoples in what is now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
indigenous peoples of central Mexico
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of northern Mexico ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Western United States ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Cahuilla
ⓘ
linked to:
Cahuilla people
Classical Nahuatl ⓘ Comanche ⓘ Cora ⓘ Gabrielino-Fernandeño ⓘ Hopi ⓘ
linked to:
Hopi people
Huichol ⓘ Kawaiisu ⓘ Kitanemuk ⓘ Luiseño ⓘ
linked to:
Luiseño language
Mayo ⓘ Modern Nahuatl ⓘ Northern Paiute ⓘ Panamint ⓘ Pima ⓘ Serrano ⓘ Shoshoni ⓘ Southern Paiute ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Paiute people
Tarahumara ⓘ
linked to:
Tarahumara people
Tepehuan ⓘ Ute ⓘ
linked to:
Ute people
Yaqui ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfStudy | Uto-Aztecan comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | reconstructed vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalSystem | reconstructed phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| isAncestorOf |
Aztecan branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Aztecan
Corachol languages ⓘ
linked to:
Corachol language
Hopitic languages ⓘ Nahuan languages ⓘ Northern Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Uto-Aztecan
Numic languages ⓘ Southern Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ Takic languages ⓘ Taracahitic languages ⓘ Tepiman languages ⓘ Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| reconstructedBy | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| reconstructedUsing | comparative method ⓘ |
| spokenIn | prehistoric North America ⓘ |
| studiedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Uto-Aztecan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| timeDepth | late Holocene ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Uto-Aztecan Description of subject: Proto-Uto-Aztecan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which all modern Uto-Aztecan languages are derived.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan
linked to: Proto-Uto-Aztecan