Northern Tiwa
E971690
UNEXPLORED
Northern Tiwa is a Tanoan language variety spoken by the Tiwa people of northern New Mexico, particularly in the Taos and Picuris Pueblo communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Tiwa canonical | 3 |
| Northern Tiwa Pueblos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12205290 — 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: Northern Tiwa Context triple: [Tiwa, hasVariety, Northern Tiwa]
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A.
Northern Rarámuri
Northern Rarámuri is a principal regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in northern Mexico.
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B.
Eastern Rarámuri
Eastern Rarámuri is a principal regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in the Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico.
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C.
Southern Rarámuri
Southern Rarámuri is a regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in the southern part of the Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico.
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D.
Tewa
Tewa is a group of closely related Tanoan languages spoken by several Pueblo communities in northern New Mexico and parts of Arizona, central to their cultural and ceremonial life.
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E.
Tepehuan
The Tepehuan are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language, traditional agriculture, and communities in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
- 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: Northern Tiwa Target entity description: Northern Tiwa is a Tanoan language variety spoken by the Tiwa people of northern New Mexico, particularly in the Taos and Picuris Pueblo communities.
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A.
Northern Rarámuri
Northern Rarámuri is a principal regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in northern Mexico.
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B.
Eastern Rarámuri
Eastern Rarámuri is a principal regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in the Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico.
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C.
Southern Rarámuri
Southern Rarámuri is a regional variety of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) language spoken by Indigenous communities in the southern part of the Sierra Madre region of northern Mexico.
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D.
Tewa
Tewa is a group of closely related Tanoan languages spoken by several Pueblo communities in northern New Mexico and parts of Arizona, central to their cultural and ceremonial life.
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E.
Tepehuan
The Tepehuan are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language, traditional agriculture, and communities in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Northern Tiwa