Sayula Popoluca
E319229
Sayula Popoluca is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken by a small community in the region of Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sayula Popoluca canonical | 5 |
| Sayula Zoque | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2961561 — 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: Sayula Popoluca Context triple: [Popoluca, hasVariety, Sayula Popoluca]
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A.
Comalcalco
Comalcalco is a city in the Mexican state of Tabasco known for its nearby Maya archaeological site built with brick structures.
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B.
Cuilápam
Cuilápam is a town in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, historically notable as the site where independence leader Vicente Guerrero was executed.
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C.
Cobá
Cobá is an ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures amid dense jungle.
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D.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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E.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
- 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: Sayula Popoluca Target entity description: Sayula Popoluca is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken by a small community in the region of Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico.
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A.
Comalcalco
Comalcalco is a city in the Mexican state of Tabasco known for its nearby Maya archaeological site built with brick structures.
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B.
Cuilápam
Cuilápam is a town in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, historically notable as the site where independence leader Vicente Guerrero was executed.
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C.
Cobá
Cobá is an ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures amid dense jungle.
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D.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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E.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mixe–Zoquean language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
indigenous languages of Mexico
ⓘ
indigenous languages of Veracruz ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
severely endangered
ⓘ
threatened ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Popoluca people
ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Popoluca de Sayula
ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca
Sayula Zoque ⓘ
linked to:
Sayula Popoluca
Sayultec ⓘ Zoque de Sayula ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation | linguistic grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sayu1241 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageShiftTo | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
verb–initial word order (VSO/VOS tendencies) ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguages |
Oluta Popoluca
ⓘ
Soteapanec Popoluca ⓘ
linked to:
Popoluca
Texistepec Popoluca ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive tone (reported in descriptions) ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation | bilingualism with Spanish ⓘ |
| hasSubjectField |
Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| isNot |
Mayan language
ⓘ
Nahuan language ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | pos ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | local community initiatives ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some local community programs ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoquean
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
Zoquean ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Mexico ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | small community ⓘ |
| region |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
southern Veracruz ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Sayula ⓘ
linked to:
Sayula de Alemán
Veracruz ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Mixe–Zoquean languages
ⓘ
Zoquean languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous community in Sayula ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sayula Popoluca Description of subject: Sayula Popoluca is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken by a small community in the region of Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.