Lowland Mixe
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Lowland Mixe is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken primarily in the lowland regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, by the Mixe people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lowland Mixe canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7645565 — 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: Lowland Mixe Context triple: [Mixe–Zoquean languages, hasLanguage, Lowland Mixe]
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A.
Ayutla Mixtec
Ayutla Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
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.
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C.
Yucuañe Mixtec
Yucuañe Mixtec is a regional variety of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Yucuañe in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Metlatónoc Mixtec
Metlatónoc Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Metlatónoc in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
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E.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 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: Lowland Mixe Target entity description: Lowland Mixe is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken primarily in the lowland regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, by the Mixe people.
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A.
Ayutla Mixtec
Ayutla Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
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.
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C.
Yucuañe Mixtec
Yucuañe Mixtec is a regional variety of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Yucuañe in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Metlatónoc Mixtec
Metlatónoc Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Metlatónoc in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
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E.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean language ⓘ Oto-Manguean area language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mixe people ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Mixe–Zoque
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
|
| hasDialects | various community-based varieties ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | verb-final tendencies ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Mixe macrolanguage
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe macrolanguage continuum
|
| languageFamily |
Mixe–Zoquean
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
|
| languageFamilyBranch | Mixe branch ⓘ |
| languagePolicyContext | recognized as an indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
indigenous language of Mexico
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ vulnerable language ⓘ |
| region | lowland regions of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Mixe language
ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe macrolanguage continuum
Mixe–Zoquean language ⓘ
linked to:
Mixe–Zoquean languages
|
| typologicalArea | Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mixe communities in lowland Oaxaca ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Mixe communities
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lowland Mixe Description of subject: Lowland Mixe is an indigenous Mixe–Zoquean language spoken primarily in the lowland regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, by the Mixe people.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.