Yaneshaʼ language
E160219
Yaneshaʼ language is an Arawakan indigenous language spoken by the Yaneshaʼ people in the central Peruvian Amazon.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaneshaʼ language canonical | 4 |
| Yanesha language | 1 |
| Yanesha' language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1357281 — 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: Yaneshaʼ language Context triple: [Arawakan languages, hasLanguage, Yaneshaʼ language]
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A.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
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B.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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C.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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D.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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E.
Mochica language
The Mochica language is an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on the northern coast of Peru, associated with the Moche (Mochica) civilization.
- 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: Yaneshaʼ language Target entity description: Yaneshaʼ language is an Arawakan indigenous language spoken by the Yaneshaʼ people in the central Peruvian Amazon.
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A.
Asháninka language
The Asháninka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and central role in the community’s cultural identity.
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B.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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C.
Aguaruna language
The Aguaruna language is a Jivaroan language spoken by the Aguaruna (Awajún) people of northern Peru, closely related to the Shuar language of Ecuador.
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D.
Chibchan languages
Chibchan languages are an indigenous language family of Central and northern South America, spoken by various Native American groups from Honduras through Panama into Colombia and Costa Rica.
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E.
Mochica language
The Mochica language is an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on the northern coast of Peru, associated with the Moche (Mochica) civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan language
ⓘ
South American language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Amoesha
ⓘ
Amuesha ⓘ Yaneshaʼ ⓘ Yanešaʼ ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yaneshaʼ cultural identity ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Amazonian languages ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Yaneshaʼ
ⓘ
linked to:
Huitoto (Witoto)
|
| family |
Arawakan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawakan languages
|
| geneticClassification | Maipurean ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various local varieties ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
agricultural terminology
ⓘ
forest-related vocabulary ⓘ hunting terminology ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | yane1238 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageAcademy | Yaneshaʼ language committees in communities ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | predominantly agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive nasalization ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
villages along the Ene River
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villages along the Palcazu River ⓘ villages along the Perené River ⓘ |
| hasVowelSystem | five-vowel system ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ame ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan ⓘ |
| region |
Junín Region
ⓘ
Pasco Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yaneshaʼ people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
ⓘ
central Peruvian Amazon ⓘ |
| status | vulnerable ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Southern Arawakan
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Orinoco Arawakan
|
| subjectOf |
grammatical descriptions by field linguists
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects in Peru ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in Yaneshaʼ communities
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bilingual education programs in Peru
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yaneshaʼ language Description of subject: Yaneshaʼ language is an Arawakan indigenous language spoken by the Yaneshaʼ people in the central Peruvian Amazon.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yaneshaʼ language
linked to: Yaneshaʼ language