Isthmus Mixe
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Isthmus Mixe is an indigenous Mixe language spoken in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isthmus Mixe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4587654 — 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: Isthmus Mixe Context triple: [Mexican Penutian languages, hasMember, Isthmus Mixe]
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A.
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the narrowest part of Mexico between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, historically significant as a trade and transit corridor and culturally notable for its Indigenous communities.
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B.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Darién Gap
The Darién Gap is a dense, roadless swath of jungle and swamp between Panama and Colombia known as one of the most dangerous and impassable stretches in the Americas.
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D.
San Bernardino Strait
San Bernardino Strait is a vital waterway in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Luzon and Samar and links the Philippine Sea with the inland seas of the archipelago.
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E.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
- 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: Isthmus Mixe Target entity description: Isthmus Mixe is an indigenous Mixe language spoken in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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A.
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the narrowest part of Mexico between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, historically significant as a trade and transit corridor and culturally notable for its Indigenous communities.
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B.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Darién Gap
The Darién Gap is a dense, roadless swath of jungle and swamp between Panama and Colombia known as one of the most dangerous and impassable stretches in the Americas.
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D.
San Bernardino Strait
San Bernardino Strait is a vital waterway in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Luzon and Samar and links the Philippine Sea with the inland seas of the archipelago.
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E.
Guatemala Basin
The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mixe language
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Mixe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Isthmus Lowland Mixe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mixe de Guichicovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixe del Istmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
home
ⓘ
local markets ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | istm1242 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Isthmus Mixe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus |
indigenous language of Mexico
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | head-marking language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | rural communities in Oaxaca ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
verb–object–subject (VOS)
ⓘ
verb–subject–object (VSO) ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mir ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mixe macrolanguage continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Mixe communities of the Isthmus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous communities ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInMunicipality |
Matías Romero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Guichicovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa María Chimalapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa María Petapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Domingo Chimalapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Domingo Petapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Mixe–Zoque language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Spanish ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local community life
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isthmus Mixe Description of subject: Isthmus Mixe is an indigenous Mixe language spoken in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.