Jalapa Mazatec
E761472
Jalapa Mazatec is an indigenous Mazatecan language spoken primarily in and around Jalapa de Díaz in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jalapa Mazatec canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8387590 — 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: Jalapa Mazatec Context triple: [Mazatec languages, hasMember, Jalapa Mazatec]
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A.
Huautla Mazatec
Huautla Mazatec is a variant of the Mazatec language spoken primarily in and around Huautla de Jiménez in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Teposcolula Mixtec
Teposcolula Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken in and around the Teposcolula region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its tonal system and role in preserving local indigenous culture.
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D.
Juxtlahuaca Mixtec
Juxtlahuaca Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Juxtlahuaca in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Tezoatlán Mixtec
Tezoatlán Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Tezoatlán 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: Jalapa Mazatec Target entity description: Jalapa Mazatec is an indigenous Mazatecan language spoken primarily in and around Jalapa de Díaz in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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A.
Huautla Mazatec
Huautla Mazatec is a variant of the Mazatec language spoken primarily in and around Huautla de Jiménez in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Coatzospan Mixtec
Coatzospan Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the region of Coatzospan in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Teposcolula Mixtec
Teposcolula Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken in and around the Teposcolula region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its tonal system and role in preserving local indigenous culture.
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D.
Juxtlahuaca Mixtec
Juxtlahuaca Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Juxtlahuaca in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Tezoatlán Mixtec
Tezoatlán Mixtec is a variant of the Mixtec language spoken by indigenous communities in and around Tezoatlán in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mazatecan language
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Mazatec varieties of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mazatec people ⓘ |
| glottocode | jala1260 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mazateco de Jalapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Mazateco de Jalapa de Díaz
Mazateco de Jalapa de Díaz ⓘ |
| hasDialect | varieties spoken in surrounding villages of Jalapa de Díaz ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex phonation contrasts
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nasalization contrasts ⓘ phonemic tone ⓘ tonal language ⓘ whistled speech tradition ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive breathy voice
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contrastive creaky voice ⓘ multiple level and contour tones ⓘ |
| hasResearchOn |
morphosyntax
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phonology ⓘ tone ⓘ whistled speech ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | maj ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
descriptive grammars
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phonetic studies ⓘ tone and phonation research ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Mazatecan ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Oto-Manguean
ⓘ
linked to:
Oto-Manguean languages
|
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Chiquihuitlán Mazatec
ⓘ
Huautla Mazatec ⓘ |
| partOfLanguageFamily |
Oto-Manguean language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Oto-Manguean languages
|
| primaryWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Mazateca ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Jalapa de Díaz
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Mazatecan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Mazatec languages
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| usedBy | indigenous communities in Jalapa de Díaz ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication in Jalapa de Díaz
ⓘ
local religious practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jalapa Mazatec Description of subject: Jalapa Mazatec is an indigenous Mazatecan language spoken primarily in and around Jalapa de Díaz in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.