Matsigenka language
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The Matsigenka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and close relation to other Kampan Arawak languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matsigenka language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7056203 — 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: Matsigenka language Context triple: [Nanti language, closelyRelatedTo, Matsigenka language]
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A.
Misima-Paneati language
The Misima-Paneati language is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, primarily on Misima and nearby islands.
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B.
Sanglechi language
The Sanglechi language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by a small community in the Sanglech Valley region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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C.
Malasanga language
The Malasanga language is an Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea, belonging to the Kula–Malasanga subgroup of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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E.
Nyunga language
The Nyunga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia and is part of the broader Pama–Nyungan language family.
- 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: Matsigenka language Target entity description: The Matsigenka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and close relation to other Kampan Arawak languages.
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A.
Misima-Paneati language
The Misima-Paneati language is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, primarily on Misima and nearby islands.
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B.
Sanglechi language
The Sanglechi language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by a small community in the Sanglech Valley region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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C.
Malasanga language
The Malasanga language is an Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea, belonging to the Kula–Malasanga subgroup of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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E.
Nyunga language
The Nyunga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia and is part of the broader Pama–Nyungan language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian language
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Arawakan language ⓘ indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Asháninka language
ⓘ
Ashéninka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nomatsiguenga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | described in grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Matsigenka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | mach1267 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Machigenga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Machiguenga ⓘ Matsigenga ⓘ Matsigenka-Machiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunitySize | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Matsigenka proper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nomatsiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mcb ⓘ |
| isPartOfCluster | Kampa (Kampan) Arawak languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Peruvian government as an indigenous language ⓘ |
| region |
Cusco Region
NERFINISHED
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Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenAlong |
Alto Madre de Dios River
NERFINISHED
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Manu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Urubamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Matsigenka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
NERFINISHED
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Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kampan Arawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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complex verbal morphology ⓘ verb-final tendency ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
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ritual practices ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn | Matsigenka communities in remote rainforest settlements ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | bilingual intercultural education programs in Peru ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matsigenka language Description of subject: The Matsigenka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and close relation to other Kampan Arawak languages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.