Poqomam Maya language
E617098
Poqomam Maya language is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomam people of Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for its complex verb morphology and use in traditional indigenous communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poqomam Maya language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6774291 — 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: Poqomam Maya language Context triple: [Poqomam, alternateName, Poqomam Maya language]
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A.
Mopan language
The Mopan language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan Maya people in Belize and Guatemala.
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B.
Ixcatec language
The Ixcatec language is a highly endangered indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by a small community in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Kʼicheʼ language
The Kʼicheʼ language is a major Mayan language spoken by the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, known for its rich oral tradition and significance in pre-Columbian and contemporary indigenous culture.
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D.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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E.
Poqomchiʼ Maya
The Poqomchiʼ Maya are an indigenous Mayan people of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.
- 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: Poqomam Maya language Target entity description: Poqomam Maya language is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomam people of Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for its complex verb morphology and use in traditional indigenous communities.
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A.
Mopan language
The Mopan language is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan Maya people in Belize and Guatemala.
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B.
Ixcatec language
The Ixcatec language is a highly endangered indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by a small community in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Kʼicheʼ language
The Kʼicheʼ language is a major Mayan language spoken by the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, known for its rich oral tradition and significance in pre-Columbian and contemporary indigenous culture.
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D.
Piapoco language
The Piapoco language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Piapoco people of Colombia and Venezuela.
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E.
Poqomchiʼ Maya
The Poqomchiʼ Maya are an indigenous Mayan people of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
Mesoamerican language ⓘ |
| alignmentType | ergative–absolutive ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Pocomam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poqomam NERFINISHED ⓘ Poqomam Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Poqomam cultural heritage ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kʼicheʼ language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poqomchiʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
El Salvador
ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poqomam Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Guatemalan Poqomam
ⓘ
Salvadoran Poqomam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ contrastive vowel length in some dialects ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ rich system of verbal affixes ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | poco1241 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | poc ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
ⓘ
glottal stops ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central Guatemala
ⓘ
eastern Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ western El Salvador ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Poqomam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Quichean–Mamean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Poqom branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Mayan linguistics research ⓘ |
| typologicalClassification | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Poqomam communities
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional indigenous communities ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | bilingual intercultural education programs in Guatemala ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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Input
Subject: Poqomam Maya language Description of subject: Poqomam Maya language is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomam people of Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, known for its complex verb morphology and use in traditional indigenous communities.
Referenced by (1)
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