Uspantek Maya
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The Uspantek Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala with their own distinct Uspanteko language and cultural traditions, primarily inhabiting the highland region of the Quiché Department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uspantek Maya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16151787 — 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: Uspantek Maya Context triple: [Quiché Department, ethnicGroup, Uspantek Maya]
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A.
Sipakapense Maya
Sipakapense Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Sipakapense language and traditional highland culture.
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B.
Mundo Maya
Mundo Maya is a themed exhibit area that immerses visitors in the wildlife, ecosystems, and cultural heritage of the ancient Mayan region.
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C.
Tojolabal Maya
Tojolabal Maya is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Tojolabal people in the Chiapas region of southern Mexico.
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D.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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E.
Cakchiquel
Cakchiquel is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the central highlands of Guatemala by the Kaqchikel people.
- 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: Uspantek Maya Target entity description: The Uspantek Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala with their own distinct Uspanteko language and cultural traditions, primarily inhabiting the highland region of the Quiché Department.
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A.
Sipakapense Maya
Sipakapense Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Sipakapense language and traditional highland culture.
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B.
Mundo Maya
Mundo Maya is a themed exhibit area that immerses visitors in the wildlife, ecosystems, and cultural heritage of the ancient Mayan region.
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C.
Tojolabal Maya
Tojolabal Maya is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Tojolabal people in the Chiapas region of southern Mexico.
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D.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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E.
Cakchiquel
Cakchiquel is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the central highlands of Guatemala by the Kaqchikel people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.