Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque)
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Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) is a highly endangered Zoquean language of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken in the community of Ayapa in the state of Tabasco.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11327863 — 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: Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) Context triple: [Zoque people, hasLanguage, Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque)]
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A.
Mixe–Zoquean languages
The Mixe–Zoquean languages are a small family of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southern Mexico, often hypothesized to be related to the language of the ancient Olmec civilization.
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B.
Yosondúa Mixtec
Yosondúa Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Yosondúa in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Misantla Totonac
Misantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken in the Misantla region of Veracruz, Mexico.
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D.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Chontal of Tabasco
The Chontal of Tabasco are an indigenous Maya-related people of southeastern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture and fishing practices, and rich cultural heritage along the Grijalva River and Gulf coast.
- 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: Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) Target entity description: Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) is a highly endangered Zoquean language of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken in the community of Ayapa in the state of Tabasco.
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A.
Mixe–Zoquean languages
The Mixe–Zoquean languages are a small family of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southern Mexico, often hypothesized to be related to the language of the ancient Olmec civilization.
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B.
Yosondúa Mixtec
Yosondúa Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Yosondúa in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Misantla Totonac
Misantla Totonac is an indigenous Totonacan language spoken in the Misantla region of Veracruz, Mexico.
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D.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Chontal of Tabasco
The Chontal of Tabasco are an indigenous Maya-related people of southeastern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture and fishing practices, and rich cultural heritage along the Grijalva River and Gulf coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoquean language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ayapaneco
ⓘ
Tabasco Zoque ⓘ
linked to:
Zoque
|
| classifiedAs | separate language from other Zoque varieties ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus |
highly endangered
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severely endangered ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse | home and community contexts ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | taba1269 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
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ergative alignment in some constructions ⓘ prefixal person marking on verbs ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
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head-marking language ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguages |
Spanish
ⓘ
other Zoquean varieties ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | very few fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
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glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| hasStatusInMexico | recognized indigenous language ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionStatus | intergenerational transmission largely interrupted ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
verb–object–subject (VOS)
ⓘ
verb–subject–object (VSO) ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | zoq ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Zoquean ⓘ |
| region | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
dominance of Spanish in education and media
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very small speaker population ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Ayapa, Tabasco, Mexico ⓘ |
| state | Tabasco ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Mixe–Zoque language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
|
| subjectOf |
language documentation projects
ⓘ
revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| traditionalCommunity | Ayapa ⓘ |
| usedBy | Zoquean indigenous community of Ayapa ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral tradition of Ayapa community ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) Description of subject: Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque) is a highly endangered Zoquean language of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken in the community of Ayapa in the state of Tabasco.
Referenced by (1)
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