Mochica language
E128096
The Mochica language is an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on the northern coast of Peru, associated with the Moche (Mochica) civilization.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mochica language canonical | 4 |
| Chimú language | 1 |
| Chimú language (Quingnam, presumed) | 1 |
| Moche language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1065889 — 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: Mochica language Context triple: [Andean civilization, usedLanguage, Mochica language]
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A.
Puquina language
The Puquina language is an extinct and poorly documented indigenous tongue once spoken in the central Andes, believed to have been associated with pre-Inca and possibly Tiwanaku-era civilizations.
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B.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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C.
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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D.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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E.
Chemehuevi language
Chemehuevi language is a critically endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Chemehuevi people of the Great Basin region in the southwestern United States.
- 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: Mochica language Target entity description: The Mochica language is an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on the northern coast of Peru, associated with the Moche (Mochica) civilization.
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A.
Puquina language
The Puquina language is an extinct and poorly documented indigenous tongue once spoken in the central Andes, believed to have been associated with pre-Inca and possibly Tiwanaku-era civilizations.
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B.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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C.
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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D.
Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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E.
Chemehuevi language
Chemehuevi language is a critically endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Chemehuevi people of the Great Basin region in the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ language ⓘ pre-Columbian language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mochica language
ⓘ
surface form:
Moche language
Muchik ⓘ Yunca ⓘ Yunga ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moche culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Moche civilization
Moche culture ⓘ
surface form:
Mochica culture
|
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalRole | language of coastal Andean civilization ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Fernando de la Carrera ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | north-central Peruvian coast ⓘ |
| hasDocumentationType |
colonial-era grammars
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ vocabularies ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case marking
ⓘ
derivational morphology ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluence | Spanish loanwords in northern Peru ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | suffixing morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Andean linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ language documentation ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus | replaced by Spanish ⓘ |
| hasTypology | head-final language ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | verb–final ⓘ |
| hasWork | Arte de la lengua yunga ⓘ |
| influencedToponymy | place names in northern Peru ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | omc ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | language isolate ⓘ |
| region |
Chicama Valley
ⓘ
Moche Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Lambayeque Valley
Moche Valley ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
ⓘ
northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| statusIn21stCentury | no native speakers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial period in Peru
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Moche culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Moche people
Moche culture ⓘ
surface form:
Mochica people
|
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mochica language Description of subject: The Mochica language is an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on the northern coast of Peru, associated with the Moche (Mochica) civilization.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chimú language
subject surface form:
Chan Chan
this entity surface form:
Chimú language (Quingnam, presumed)
this entity surface form:
Moche language