Mapudungun
E234600
Amerindian language
agglutinative language
indigenous language
language
subject–object–verb language
Mapudungun is an indigenous language of South America spoken primarily by the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mapudungun canonical | 37 |
| Mapudungu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109815 — 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: Mapudungun Context triple: [Mapuche people, mainLanguage, Mapudungun]
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A.
Mwotlap
Mwotlap is an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Mota Lava and nearby islands in northern Vanuatu.
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B.
Mabalako
Mabalako is a health zone in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being heavily affected by Ebola outbreaks.
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C.
Mtiuleti
Mtiuleti is a mountainous historical region in northeastern Georgia known for its rugged landscapes and traditional highland villages.
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D.
Marapu
Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
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E.
Ngamo
Ngamo is a West Chadic language spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria by the Ngamo people.
- 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: Mapudungun Target entity description: Mapudungun is an indigenous language of South America spoken primarily by the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina.
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A.
Mwotlap
Mwotlap is an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Mota Lava and nearby islands in northern Vanuatu.
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B.
Mabalako
Mabalako is a health zone in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being heavily affected by Ebola outbreaks.
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C.
Mtiuleti
Mtiuleti is a mountainous historical region in northeastern Georgia known for its rugged landscapes and traditional highland villages.
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D.
Marapu
Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
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E.
Ngamo
Ngamo is a West Chadic language spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria by the Ngamo people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian language
ⓘ
agglutinative language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ subject–object–verb language ⓘ |
| autonym | Mapudungun ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Mapuche
ⓘ
linked to:
Mapuche people
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Mapuche
ⓘ
linked to:
Mapuche people
Mapudungu ⓘ Mapuzugun ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Central Mapudungun
ⓘ
linked to:
Araucanian languages
Huilliche ⓘ Northern Mapudungun ⓘ Southern Mapudungun ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsIn | Chilean Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNotableWord |
machi
ⓘ
ngillatun ⓘ puelche ⓘ rehue ⓘ |
| hasOrthographyProposal |
Alfabeto Unificado
ⓘ
Raguileo orthography ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive aspiration in stops and affricates
ⓘ
five-vowel system ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
bilingual education programs
ⓘ
community language workshops ⓘ radio broadcasts in Mapudungun ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationStatus | lacks fully standardized orthography ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| ISO639-1Code | arn ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | arn ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | arn ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Araucanian languages ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | language of the land ⓘ |
| region |
south-central Chile
ⓘ
linked to:
Zona Centro-Sur of Chile
southwestern Argentina ⓘ
linked to:
southern Argentina
|
| spokenBy | Mapuche people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| statusInChile | recognized as an indigenous language ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
evidentiality distinctions
ⓘ
polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Mapuche communities
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mapudungun Description of subject: Mapudungun is an indigenous language of South America spoken primarily by the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mapuche leader Colocolo
subject linked to:
Mapudungun language
linked to: Mapudungun
subject linked to:
Mapudungun language
subject linked to:
Mapudungun language
subject linked to:
Department of Linguistics