Maxakalían languages
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Maxakalían languages are an extinct or nearly extinct group of indigenous languages once spoken in eastern Brazil, traditionally classified as a branch of the Macro-Jê language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxakalían languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20016187 — 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: Maxakalían languages Context triple: [Macro-Jê languages, hasSubfamily, Maxakalían languages]
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A.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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B.
Maipurean languages
The Maipurean languages are a major branch of the Arawakan language family, historically spoken across large areas of northern South America and the Caribbean.
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C.
Thura-Yura languages
Thura-Yura languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in parts of South Australia.
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D.
Meʼphaa languages
Meʼphaa languages are a small group of indigenous Oto-Manguean languages spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.
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E.
Kalamian languages
The Kalamian languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Calamian Islands of northern Palawan in the Philippines.
- 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: Maxakalían languages Target entity description: Maxakalían languages are an extinct or nearly extinct group of indigenous languages once spoken in eastern Brazil, traditionally classified as a branch of the Macro-Jê language family.
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A.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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B.
Maipurean languages
The Maipurean languages are a major branch of the Arawakan language family, historically spoken across large areas of northern South America and the Caribbean.
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C.
Thura-Yura languages
Thura-Yura languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in parts of South Australia.
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D.
Meʼphaa languages
Meʼphaa languages are a small group of indigenous Oto-Manguean languages spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.
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E.
Kalamian languages
The Kalamian languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Calamian Islands of northern Palawan in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.