Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
E602127
The Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages are a subgroup of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in southern Mexico and Guatemala, known for their shared grammatical features and historical importance in deciphering Classic Maya inscriptions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chʼolan–Tseltalan | 2 |
| Cholan–Tzeltalan languages | 1 |
| Chʼolan–Tseltalan branch | 1 |
| Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages canonical | 1 |
| Chʼolan–Tzeltalan | 1 |
| Proto-Cholan–Tzeltalan | 1 |
| Proto-Chʼolan–Tseltalan | 1 |
| Western Chʼolan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561516 — 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: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages Context triple: [Yucatecan branch, closelyRelatedTo, Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages]
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A.
Chinantecan languages
The Chinantecan languages are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their complex tonal systems and rich linguistic diversity.
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B.
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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C.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Tarahumaran languages
The Tarahumaran languages are a small group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages spoken primarily by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people in northern Mexico.
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E.
Mixtec languages
Mixtec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Oto-Manguean languages of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Mixtec people across Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero.
- 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: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages Target entity description: The Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages are a subgroup of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in southern Mexico and Guatemala, known for their shared grammatical features and historical importance in deciphering Classic Maya inscriptions.
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A.
Chinantecan languages
The Chinantecan languages are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their complex tonal systems and rich linguistic diversity.
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B.
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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C.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Tarahumaran languages
The Tarahumaran languages are a small group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages spoken primarily by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people in northern Mexico.
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E.
Mixtec languages
Mixtec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Oto-Manguean languages of southern Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Mixtec people across Oaxaca, Puebla, and Guerrero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language subgroup
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| arealGroup |
Mayan Highlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Guatemala Highlands
Mayan Lowlands ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
|
| geneticClassification | Western Mayan branch ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Choltiʼ (extinct)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chʼol
Chontal Maya ⓘ
linked to:
Chontal of Tabasco
Chʼol ⓘ Chʼortiʼ ⓘ Tzeltal ⓘ
linked to:
Tzeltal language
Tzotzil ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Chʼolan languages
ⓘ
Tseltalan languages ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
decipherment of Classic Maya inscriptions
ⓘ
reconstruction of Proto-Mayan ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| macroFamily | Proposed Macro-Mayan (hypothetical) ⓘ |
| reconstructedAncestor |
Proto-Chʼolan–Tseltalan
ⓘ
linked to:
Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
|
| region |
Campeche
ⓘ
linked to:
Campeche state
Chiapas ⓘ Guatemalan Highlands ⓘ
linked to:
Guatemala Highlands
Tabasco ⓘ |
| sharesFeature |
aspect-based verbal systems
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ verb–initial basic word order ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Mayan epigraphy
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Mayan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mayan languages
Mayan languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
rich aspectual distinctions ⓘ split ergativity conditioned by aspect ⓘ |
| usedIn | epigraphic studies of Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages Description of subject: The Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages are a subgroup of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in southern Mexico and Guatemala, known for their shared grammatical features and historical importance in deciphering Classic Maya inscriptions.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages
linked to: Chʼolan–Tseltalan languages