Emerillon (Teko)
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Emerillon (Teko) is an indigenous Tupi–Guaraní language spoken by the Teko people of French Guiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerillon (Teko) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6469535 — 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: Emerillon (Teko) Context triple: [Tupi–Guaraní, hasLanguage, Emerillon (Teko)]
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A.
Brecheret
Brecheret is the surname of Victor Brecheret, a prominent Italian-Brazilian modernist sculptor known for his monumental public works in Brazil.
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B.
Teke
Teke is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of the Congo and neighboring Central African regions by the Teke people.
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C.
Teke
Teke are a prominent Turkmen tribal group historically known for their influence in Central Asia and their famed Akhal-Teke horses.
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D.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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E.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- 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: Emerillon (Teko) Target entity description: Emerillon (Teko) is an indigenous Tupi–Guaraní language spoken by the Teko people of French Guiana.
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A.
Brecheret
Brecheret is the surname of Victor Brecheret, a prominent Italian-Brazilian modernist sculptor known for his monumental public works in Brazil.
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B.
Teke
Teke is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of the Congo and neighboring Central African regions by the Teke people.
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C.
Teke
Teke are a prominent Turkmen tribal group historically known for their influence in Central Asia and their famed Akhal-Teke horses.
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D.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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E.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Emerillon
ⓘ
Teko ⓘ |
| belongsTo | indigenous languages of the Guianas ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Guajá language
ⓘ
Wayampi language ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Teko people ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Teko traditional knowledge
ⓘ
local ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
nasal harmony ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ verb-final word order tendency ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersIn |
Camopi area
ⓘ
Oyapock River region ⓘ
linked to:
Oyapock River
Upper Oyapock ⓘ
linked to:
Oyapock River
|
| ISO639-3Code | eme ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Tupi–Guaraní ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tupian ⓘ |
| languageStatusInFrance | recognized regional language (de facto, not official) ⓘ |
| region | French Guiana ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Teko people ⓘ |
| spokenByPopulation | small population ⓘ |
| spokenIn | French Guiana ⓘ |
| status | minority language in French Guiana ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Tupian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Tupian languages
Tupi–Guaraní language ⓘ
linked to:
Tupi–Guaraní
|
| subjectOf |
anthropological linguistics research
ⓘ
descriptive grammars ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| type | indigenous language of South America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication within Teko communities
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emerillon (Teko) Description of subject: Emerillon (Teko) is an indigenous Tupi–Guaraní language spoken by the Teko people of French Guiana.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.