Guahiboan languages
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The Guahiboan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela by related ethnic groups such as the Guahibo and Sikuani.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guahiboan languages canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14175389 — 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: Guahiboan languages Context triple: [Sikuani, languageFamily, Guahiboan languages]
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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C.
Witotoan languages
The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
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D.
Barbacoan languages
The Barbacoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in Colombia and Ecuador, known for their complex phonology and close association with the Andean and northwestern South American cultural area.
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E.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of Peru.
- 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: Guahiboan languages Target entity description: The Guahiboan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela by related ethnic groups such as the Guahibo and Sikuani.
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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C.
Witotoan languages
The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
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D.
Barbacoan languages
The Barbacoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in Colombia and Ecuador, known for their complex phonology and close association with the Andean and northwestern South American cultural area.
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E.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.