Yanomaman languages
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The Yanomaman languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Yanomami peoples of the Amazon rainforest in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yanomaman languages canonical | 1 |
| Yanomami languages | 1 |
| Yanomamö language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15654968 — 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: Yanomaman languages Context triple: [Yanomami, languageFamily, Yanomaman languages]
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A.
Jivaroan languages
Jivaroan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru, known for their complex verbal morphology and association with groups such as the Shuar.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Xingu Arawak languages
The Xingu Arawak languages are a group of closely related Arawakan languages spoken by Indigenous communities in Brazil’s Xingu region.
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D.
Amazonian languages
Amazonian languages are the diverse indigenous language families and isolates spoken throughout the Amazon Basin of South America, known for their rich typological variety and cultural significance.
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E.
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.
- 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: Yanomaman languages Target entity description: The Yanomaman languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Yanomami peoples of the Amazon rainforest in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
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A.
Jivaroan languages
Jivaroan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru, known for their complex verbal morphology and association with groups such as the Shuar.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Xingu Arawak languages
The Xingu Arawak languages are a group of closely related Arawakan languages spoken by Indigenous communities in Brazil’s Xingu region.
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D.
Amazonian languages
Amazonian languages are the diverse indigenous language families and isolates spoken throughout the Amazon Basin of South America, known for their rich typological variety and cultural significance.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.