Andean languages
E172115
Andean languages are a group of indigenous language families spoken primarily in the Andes mountains of South America, including major languages like Quechua and Aymara.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andean languages canonical | 4 |
| Uru-Chipaya languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1464294 — 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: Andean languages Context triple: [Jaqaru, subclassOf, Andean languages]
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A.
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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B.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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C.
Malaita–San Cristobal languages
The Malaita–San Cristobal languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily on Malaita and Makira (San Cristobal) in the Solomon Islands, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features within the Southeast Solomonic branch.
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D.
Quechuan language family
The Quechuan language family is a group of closely related indigenous languages of the Andes, historically associated with the Inca Empire and still widely spoken across several South American countries.
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E.
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.
- 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: Andean languages Target entity description: Andean languages are a group of indigenous language families spoken primarily in the Andes mountains of South America, including major languages like Quechua and Aymara.
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A.
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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B.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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C.
Malaita–San Cristobal languages
The Malaita–San Cristobal languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily on Malaita and Makira (San Cristobal) in the Solomon Islands, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features within the Southeast Solomonic branch.
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D.
Quechuan language family
The Quechuan language family is a group of closely related indigenous languages of the Andes, historically associated with the Inca Empire and still widely spoken across several South American countries.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South American languages
ⓘ
indigenous languages ⓘ language group ⓘ |
| contactWith | Spanish language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Aymara people
ⓘ
Chipaya people ⓘ Quechua people ⓘ
surface form:
Quechua peoples
Uru people ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SOV basic word order (in many languages)
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology (in major families) ⓘ rich evidentiality systems (in several languages) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Aymaran languages
ⓘ
Barbacoan languages ⓘ Cahuapanan languages ⓘ Chibchan languages ⓘ Culle (extinct language) ⓘ Jivaroan languages ⓘ Araucanian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mapuche language family
Puquina language ⓘ
surface form:
Puquina (extinct language family)
Quechuan language family ⓘ
surface form:
Quechuan languages
Uru-Chipaya language ⓘ
surface form:
Uru–Chipaya languages
|
| hasMajorLanguage |
Aymara
ⓘ
Aymaran languages ⓘ Aymara ⓘ
surface form:
Bolivian Aymara
Aymara ⓘ
surface form:
Central Aymara
Quechua ⓘ
surface form:
Central Quechua
Quechua ⓘ
surface form:
Cuzco Quechua
Jaqaru ⓘ Quechua ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Quechua
Quechua ⓘ Quechuan language family ⓘ
surface form:
Quechuan languages
Quechua ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Quechua
|
| historicalRole |
languages of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations
ⓘ
languages of the Inca Empire (Quechua and related varieties) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spanish
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
|
| influenceOn | Andean Spanish ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
many languages endangered
ⓘ
some languages extinct ⓘ |
| region |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano
Andean region ⓘ
surface form:
Andean highlands
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| spokenIn |
Andes
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Argentina ⓘ Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual and religious practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andean languages Description of subject: Andean languages are a group of indigenous language families spoken primarily in the Andes mountains of South America, including major languages like Quechua and Aymara.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Uru-Chipaya languages