Zoque people
E268267
The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoque people canonical | 7 |
| Mixe–Zoquean peoples | 1 |
| Zoquean peoples | 1 |
| Zoque–Popoluca peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286084 — 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: Zoque people Context triple: [Southern Mexico, hasEthnicGroup, Zoque people]
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A.
Chinantec people
The Chinantec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group of the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their diverse Chinantec languages, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.
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B.
Mixtec people
The Mixtec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group of southern Mexico known for their rich pre-Columbian civilization, intricate codices, metalwork, and enduring cultural traditions and languages.
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C.
Zapotec people
The Zapotec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their ancient urban centers like Monte Albán, rich traditions, and enduring Zapotec languages.
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D.
Popoluca
Popoluca refers to several closely related indigenous languages of the Mixe–Zoquean family spoken by native communities in southern Veracruz, Mexico.
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E.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
- 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: Zoque people Target entity description: The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
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A.
Chinantec people
The Chinantec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group of the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their diverse Chinantec languages, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.
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B.
Mixtec people
The Mixtec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group of southern Mexico known for their rich pre-Columbian civilization, intricate codices, metalwork, and enduring cultural traditions and languages.
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C.
Zapotec people
The Zapotec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their ancient urban centers like Monte Albán, rich traditions, and enduring Zapotec languages.
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D.
Popoluca
Popoluca refers to several closely related indigenous languages of the Mixe–Zoquean family spoken by native communities in southern Veracruz, Mexico.
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E.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual ceremonies ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Mixe–Zoque cultural tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | communal festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | national minority in Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Zoquean peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoque people
|
| hasLanguage |
Ayapa Zoque (Tabasco Zoque)
ⓘ
Sierra Popoluca (a Zoquean language) ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca languages
Texistepec Popoluca (a Zoquean language) ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca languages
Zoque ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Olmec civilization (linguistic and cultural links debated)
ⓘ
linked to:
Olmec civilization
|
| indigenousTo |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoque language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
Zoquean languages ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
|
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of Chiapas
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Oaxaca ⓘ indigenous peoples of Tabasco ⓘ
linked to:
indigenous peoples of Mexico
|
| primaryRegion |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Mixe people
ⓘ
Popoluca peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
communal landholding
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| threatStatus | some Zoquean languages are endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
crafts ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zoque people Description of subject: The Zoque people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Tabasco, known for their Zoquean languages and rich traditions in agriculture, crafts, and communal festivals.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
southern Mexico
linked to: Zoque people
linked to: Zoque people
linked to: Zoque people