Tepehuan languages
E404993
Tepehuan languages are a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan indigenous languages spoken by the Tepehuan people in northern Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tepehuan languages canonical | 3 |
| Tepehuán languages | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3974476 — 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: Tepehuan languages Context triple: [Southern Uto-Aztecan, hasLanguage, Tepehuan languages]
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A.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Tarahumaran languages
The Tarahumaran languages are a small group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages spoken primarily by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people in northern Mexico.
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C.
Tlapanecan languages
Tlapanecan languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in Guerrero, Mexico, and classified within the larger Oto-Manguean language family.
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D.
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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E.
Totonac languages
Totonac languages are an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico spoken primarily by the Totonac people in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
- 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: Tepehuan languages Target entity description: Tepehuan languages are a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan indigenous languages spoken by the Tepehuan people in northern Mexico.
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A.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Tarahumaran languages
The Tarahumaran languages are a small group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages spoken primarily by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people in northern Mexico.
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C.
Tlapanecan languages
Tlapanecan languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in Guerrero, Mexico, and classified within the larger Oto-Manguean language family.
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D.
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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E.
Totonac languages
Totonac languages are an indigenous language family of eastern Mexico spoken primarily by the Totonac people in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealGrouping |
Mesoamerican languages
ⓘ
languages of the Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tepehuan cultural identity
ⓘ
Tepehuan traditional religion ⓘ |
| belongsTo | indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| branchOf | Tepiman languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
O'odham languages
ⓘ
surface form:
O’odham language
Pima Bajo language ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tepehuan ⓘ |
| glottologCode |
nort2951 (Northern Tepehuan)
ⓘ
Tepehuan ⓘ
surface form:
sout2980 (Southeastern Tepehuan)
Southern Tepehuán language ⓘ
surface form:
sout2981 (Southwestern Tepehuan)
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
productive derivational suffixes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Northern Tepehuán language
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Tepehuan language
Southeastern Tepehuan language ⓘ Southwestern Tepehuan language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone in some varieties
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code |
Northern Tepehuán language
ⓘ
surface form:
ntp (Northern Tepehuan)
stp (Southeastern Tepehuan) ⓘ tla (Southwestern Tepehuan) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan language family
|
| region |
Chihuahua
ⓘ
Durango ⓘ Nayarit ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tepehuan people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Southern Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Uto-Aztecan languages
indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalization efforts
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication within Tepehuan communities
ⓘ
ritual and ceremonial speech ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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Input
Subject: Tepehuan languages Description of subject: Tepehuan languages are a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan indigenous languages spoken by the Tepehuan people in northern Mexico.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tepehuán languages
this entity surface form:
Tepehuán languages