Cuicatec
E237040
Cuicatec is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, belonging to the Oto-Manguean language family and known for its complex tonal system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuicatec canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1728500 — 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: Cuicatec Context triple: [Oto-Manguean languages, hasMemberLanguage, Cuicatec]
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A.
Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
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B.
Huastec
Huastec is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in northeastern Mexico, especially in parts of Veracruz and neighboring states.
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C.
Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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D.
Ixcatec
Ixcatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of Mexico spoken by a very small and endangered community in Oaxaca.
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E.
Popoloca
Popoloca is an indigenous language of central Mexico belonging to the Oto-Manguean family and spoken by the Popoloca people of Puebla.
- 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: Cuicatec Target entity description: Cuicatec is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, belonging to the Oto-Manguean language family and known for its complex tonal system.
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A.
Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
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B.
Huastec
Huastec is a Mayan language spoken by the Huastec people primarily in northeastern Mexico, especially in parts of Veracruz and neighboring states.
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C.
Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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D.
Ixcatec
Ixcatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of Mexico spoken by a very small and endangered community in Oaxaca.
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E.
Popoloca
Popoloca is an indigenous language of central Mexico belonging to the Oto-Manguean family and spoken by the Popoloca people of Puebla.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Northern Mixtec
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtecan branch
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered
ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cuicatec people ⓘ |
| ethnologueEntry | Cuicatec self-link ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | northern Oaxaca ⓘ |
| glottologCode | cuic1236 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Cuicatec self-link ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Santa María Pápalo Cuicatec
ⓘ
Teutila Cuicatec ⓘ
surface form:
Tepeuxila Cuicatec
Teutila Cuicatec ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspect-based verbal inflection
ⓘ
complex tonal system ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ nasalization ⓘ phonemic tone ⓘ verb–initial word order ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalContrast |
nasal vs oral vowels
ⓘ
tone ⓘ vowel length ⓘ |
| iso639-2Code | cuc ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | cux ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Oto-Manguean
|
| languageFamilyHigher |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Oto-Manguean language family
|
| languagePolicyContext | minority language in Mexico ⓘ |
| languageStatusSource | UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Valley of Coixtlahuaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Tepeuxila Cuicatec area
Teutila Cuicatec area ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Cuicateca ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Amuzgo
ⓘ
Mixtec ⓘ Trique ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Cuicatec people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Oaxaca state
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca
|
| subclassOf |
Mexican indigenous languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican indigenous languages
Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| typologicalClassification |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication in Cuicatec communities
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cuicatec Description of subject: Cuicatec is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, belonging to the Oto-Manguean language family and known for its complex tonal system.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.