Mochoʼ
E157528
Mochoʼ is an indigenous Mayan language spoken by a small community in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its highly endangered status and distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the Mayan family.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350817 — 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: Mochoʼ Context triple: [Mayan languages, includesLanguage, Mochoʼ]
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A.
Quivicán
Quivicán is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and location within the province surrounding Havana.
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B.
Chʼol
Chʼol is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco by the Chʼol people, known for its rich verbal morphology and importance to contemporary Maya culture.
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C.
Maino
Maino is an Italian surname most notably associated with Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Guarijío
Guarijío is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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E.
Chaguanas
Chaguanas is a rapidly growing commercial and residential hub on the island of Trinidad, known for its bustling markets and diverse population.
- 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: Mochoʼ Target entity description: Mochoʼ is an indigenous Mayan language spoken by a small community in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its highly endangered status and distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the Mayan family.
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A.
Quivicán
Quivicán is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and location within the province surrounding Havana.
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B.
Chʼol
Chʼol is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco by the Chʼol people, known for its rich verbal morphology and importance to contemporary Maya culture.
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C.
Maino
Maino is an Italian surname most notably associated with Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Guarijío
Guarijío is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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E.
Chaguanas
Chaguanas is a rapidly growing commercial and residential hub on the island of Trinidad, known for its bustling markets and diverse population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| altName |
Mocho
ⓘ
linked to:
Mochoʼ
Mochó ⓘ Motozintlec ⓘ
linked to:
Chicomuceltec
Qatoʼk ⓘ
linked to:
Kwaro'ae
|
| belongsTo | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Akatek
ⓘ
Jakaltek ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangermentFactors |
intergenerational break in transmission
ⓘ
language shift to Spanish ⓘ small speaker population ⓘ |
| glottocode | moch1259 ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
ergative–absolutive alignment
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head‑marking morphology ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ rich aspectual system ⓘ verb‑initial basic word order ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
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contrastive glottalization ⓘ ejective consonants ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
community‑based language classes
ⓘ
documentation and archiving initiatives ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mhc ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Macro‑Mayan (proposed)
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Mayan language family ⓘ
linked to:
Mayan languages
|
| languageFamilyBranch | Qʼanjobalan branch ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
moribund
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| region |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
ⓘ
municipality of Motozintla ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Mochoʼ people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| subfamily | Western Mayan languages ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
complex system of deictics
ⓘ
use of relational nouns ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication among older adults
ⓘ
ritual speech ⓘ traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mochoʼ Description of subject: Mochoʼ is an indigenous Mayan language spoken by a small community in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its highly endangered status and distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the Mayan family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.