Popoloca languages
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Popoloca languages are a group of closely related Oto-Manguean indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Mexican state of Puebla.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popoloca languages canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13431615 — 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: Popoloca languages Context triple: [Popoloca (Oto-Manguean languages), alternativeName, Popoloca languages]
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A.
Popoluca languages
Popoluca languages are a group of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southeastern Mexico, primarily in the state of Veracruz, belonging to several distinct language families.
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B.
Huastecan languages
The Huastecan languages are a small branch of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in northeastern Mexico by the Huastec (Wastek) people.
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C.
Tlapanecan languages
Tlapanecan languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in Guerrero, Mexico, and classified within the larger Oto-Manguean language family.
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D.
Totonac languages
Totonac languages are an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico spoken primarily by the Totonac people in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
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E.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 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: Popoloca languages Target entity description: Popoloca languages are a group of closely related Oto-Manguean indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Mexican state of Puebla.
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A.
Popoluca languages
Popoluca languages are a group of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken in southeastern Mexico, primarily in the state of Veracruz, belonging to several distinct language families.
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B.
Huastecan languages
The Huastecan languages are a small branch of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in northeastern Mexico by the Huastec (Wastek) people.
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C.
Tlapanecan languages
Tlapanecan languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in Guerrero, Mexico, and classified within the larger Oto-Manguean language family.
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D.
Totonac languages
Totonac languages are an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico spoken primarily by the Totonac people in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
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E.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealDistribution |
Sierra Negra region of Puebla
ⓘ
Tehuacán Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ |
| branchOf | Popolocan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Northern Popoloca varieties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Popoloca varieties ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
person marking on verbs
ⓘ
verbal inflection for aspect ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex vowel systems
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Ahuatempan–Otlaltepec Popoloca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coyotepec Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Reyes Metzontla Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ Metzontla Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Atzingo Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Temalacayuca Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marcos Tlacoyalco Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ San Mateo Zoyamazalco Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacoyalco Popoloca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish language ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | multiple ISO 639-3 codes ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
predominantly agglutinative
ⓘ
tonal languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican Linguistic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | State of Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chocho language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ixcatec language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazatecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Popoloca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Mexico ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn | Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Oto-Manguean language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| subjectOf | comparative Oto-Manguean studies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local community life
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oral tradition ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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Input
Subject: Popoloca languages Description of subject: Popoloca languages are a group of closely related Oto-Manguean indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Mexican state of Puebla.
Referenced by (3)
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