Poqomam
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Poqomam is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala by the Poqomam Maya people, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350808 — 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: Poqomam Context triple: [Mayan languages, includesLanguage, Poqomam]
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A.
Pochutec
Pochutec is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken in the Pochutla region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Toqabaqita
Toqabaqita is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, particularly on Malaita Island.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Palilula
Palilula is one of the urban municipalities of Belgrade, Serbia, encompassing both central city neighborhoods and outlying suburban and rural areas.
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E.
Paama
Paama is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Paama Island in central Vanuatu.
- 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: Poqomam Target entity description: Poqomam is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala by the Poqomam Maya people, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
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A.
Pochutec
Pochutec is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken in the Pochutla region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Toqabaqita
Toqabaqita is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, particularly on Malaita Island.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Palilula
Palilula is one of the urban municipalities of Belgrade, Serbia, encompassing both central city neighborhoods and outlying suburban and rural areas.
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E.
Paama
Paama is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Paama Island in central Vanuatu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Poqomam Maya language
ⓘ
Poqomam ⓘ
surface form:
Poqomamʼ
|
| ethnicGroup | Poqomam Maya ⓘ |
| glottocode | poco1241 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Maya cosmology
ⓘ
indigenous oral literature of Guatemala ⓘ traditional Mayan calendar practices ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
aspect-based verbal system ⓘ complex grammatical structure ⓘ complex verbal inflection ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ set A and set B person markers ⓘ verb-initial basic word order ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive glottalization ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | poc ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization | community-based education programs in Guatemala ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala ⓘ |
| region |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Jalapa Department ⓘ Santa Rosa Department ⓘ departments of Guatemala City region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kaqchikel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaqchikel language
Kʼicheʼ language ⓘ Poqomchiʼ language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Poqomam Maya people ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry | Guatemala ⓘ |
| standardizationEffort | orthography promoted by Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Mayan languages
|
| subgroup | Greater Kʼicheʼ branch ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Poqomam communities
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn | bilingual intercultural education in Guatemala ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poqomam Description of subject: Poqomam is a Mayan language spoken primarily in Guatemala by the Poqomam Maya people, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Poqomamʼ