Kʼicheʼ people
E402431
The Kʼicheʼ people are a major indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic heritage, traditional weaving, and the sacred text Popol Vuh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kʼicheʼ people canonical | 9 |
| Kʼicheʼ Maya people | 1 |
| Quiché people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3801412 — 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: Kʼicheʼ people Context triple: [National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala, focusesOnCulture, Kʼicheʼ people]
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A.
Amuzgo people
The Amuzgo people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and rich textile-weaving traditions.
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B.
Zoque people
The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
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C.
Tepehuan people
The Tepehuan people are an indigenous group of northern Mexico known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language varieties, traditional agriculture, and resilient cultural practices in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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D.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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E.
Moxeño people
The Moxeño people are an indigenous Arawakan-speaking group of Bolivia known for their traditional communal lifestyles, rich ceremonial music and dance, and long history in the lowland regions of the country.
- 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: Kʼicheʼ people Target entity description: The Kʼicheʼ people are a major indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic heritage, traditional weaving, and the sacred text Popol Vuh.
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A.
Amuzgo people
The Amuzgo people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and rich textile-weaving traditions.
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B.
Zoque people
The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
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C.
Tepehuan people
The Tepehuan people are an indigenous group of northern Mexico known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language varieties, traditional agriculture, and resilient cultural practices in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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D.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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E.
Moxeño people
The Moxeño people are an indigenous Arawakan-speaking group of Bolivia known for their traditional communal lifestyles, rich ceremonial music and dance, and long history in the lowland regions of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kʼicheʼ Maya
ⓘ
Kʼicheʼ people ⓘ
surface form:
Quiché people
|
| capitalRegionCenter | Santa Cruz del Quiché ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal land traditions
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community cofradía system ⓘ day-keeping based on the 260-day Maya calendar ⓘ ritual use of sacred mountains and caves ⓘ traditional midwifery ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Kʼicheʼ ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Qʼumarkaj
ⓘ
Utatlán ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Maya period
|
| knownFor |
backstrap loom weaving
ⓘ
colorful huipiles ⓘ rich linguistic heritage ⓘ traditional textiles ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| language | Kʼicheʼ language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| notableConquistadorInvolved | Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Quetzaltenango Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Quetzaltenango region
Totonicapán region ⓘ
surface form:
Sololá region
Totonicapán region ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan highlands
Chimaltenango Department ⓘ
surface form:
department of Chimaltenango
department of Quetzaltenango ⓘ Quiché Department ⓘ
surface form:
department of Quiché
department of Sololá ⓘ Totonicapán Department ⓘ
surface form:
department of Totonicapán
|
| religion |
Maya religion
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Maya-Catholic practices ⓘ |
| sacredText | Popol Vuh ⓘ |
| subregion | Central America ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
bean cultivation
ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ market trade ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalText |
Popol Vuh
ⓘ
Title of Totonicapán ⓘ |
| writingSystemHistoricallyUsed |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
Mesoamerican hieroglyphic traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kʼicheʼ people Description of subject: The Kʼicheʼ people are a major indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their rich linguistic heritage, traditional weaving, and the sacred text Popol Vuh.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quiché people