Wounaan language
E353474
Wounaan language is an indigenous Chocoan language spoken by the Wounaan people primarily in Panama and Colombia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wounaan language canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3387292 — 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: Wounaan language Context triple: [Chocoan languages, hasPart, Wounaan language]
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A.
Wapishana language
The Wapishana language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken primarily by the Wapishana people in parts of Brazil and Guyana.
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B.
Woleaian language
The Woleaian language is a Micronesian language spoken primarily on the atolls of Woleai and nearby islands in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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C.
Waja language
The Waja language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language spoken by the Waja people of northeastern Nigeria.
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D.
Dawan language
The Dawan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in West Timor, Indonesia, by the Atoni people.
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E.
Wewewa language
The Wewewa language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Wewewa people on the western part of Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia.
- 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: Wounaan language Target entity description: Wounaan language is an indigenous Chocoan language spoken by the Wounaan people primarily in Panama and Colombia.
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A.
Wapishana language
The Wapishana language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken primarily by the Wapishana people in parts of Brazil and Guyana.
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B.
Woleaian language
The Woleaian language is a Micronesian language spoken primarily on the atolls of Woleai and nearby islands in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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C.
Waja language
The Waja language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language spoken by the Waja people of northeastern Nigeria.
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D.
Dawan language
The Dawan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in West Timor, Indonesia, by the Atoni people.
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E.
Wewewa language
The Wewewa language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Wewewa people on the western part of Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chocoan language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South America ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chocoan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Emberá languages
|
| countryOfficialRecognition |
recognized as indigenous language in Colombia
ⓘ
recognized as indigenous language in Panama ⓘ |
| endangeredStatusSource | UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wounaan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Chocoan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Chocoan language family
|
| glottologCode | woun1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Woun Meu ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Noanamá
ⓘ
Woun Meu ⓘ Wounaan meu ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
varieties spoken in Colombia
ⓘ
varieties spoken in Panama ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
documented in academic articles
ⓘ
documented in descriptive grammars ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
bilingual education initiatives
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Wounaan communities along the Darién region
ⓘ
Wounaan communities along the San Juan River region ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | noa ⓘ |
| languageShiftPressureFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| region |
Chocó Department
ⓘ
Darién Province ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Colombia
ⓘ
Panama ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Emberá–Wounaan language ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Wounaan communities in riverine areas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
community education
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wounaan language Description of subject: Wounaan language is an indigenous Chocoan language spoken by the Wounaan people primarily in Panama and Colombia.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.