Chicahuaxtla Triqui

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Oto-Manguean language indigenous language of the Americas language variety tonal language

Chicahuaxtla Triqui is a highly tonal indigenous Oto-Manguean language variety spoken by the Triqui people in the region of Chicahuaxtla, Oaxaca, Mexico.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Chicahuaxtla Trique	7
Chicahuaxtla Triqui canonical	2
San Andrés Chicahuaxtla Trique	1
Triqui de Chicahuaxtla	1
Triqui de San Andrés Chicahuaxtla	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9389452 — 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: Chicahuaxtla Triqui
Context triple: [Triqui language, hasDialect, Chicahuaxtla Triqui]

A. Ixcatec
Ixcatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of Mexico spoken by a very small and endangered community in Oaxaca.
B. Chalcatongo Mixtec
Chalcatongo Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the Chalcatongo region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its complex tonal system and rich oral tradition.
C. Ixtenco Otomi
Ixtenco Otomi is a variant of the Otomi language spoken primarily in and around the town of Ixtenco in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
D. Cuicatec
Cuicatec is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, belonging to the Oto-Manguean language family and known for its complex tonal system.
E. Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
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: Chicahuaxtla Triqui
Target entity description: Chicahuaxtla Triqui is a highly tonal indigenous Oto-Manguean language variety spoken by the Triqui people in the region of Chicahuaxtla, Oaxaca, Mexico.

A. Ixcatec
Ixcatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of Mexico spoken by a very small and endangered community in Oaxaca.
B. Chalcatongo Mixtec
Chalcatongo Mixtec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in the Chalcatongo region of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its complex tonal system and rich oral tradition.
C. Ixtenco Otomi
Ixtenco Otomi is a variant of the Otomi language spoken primarily in and around the town of Ixtenco in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
D. Cuicatec
Cuicatec is an indigenous Mesoamerican language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, belonging to the Oto-Manguean language family and known for its complex tonal system.
E. Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oto-Manguean language ⓘ indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ language variety ⓘ tonal language ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Triqui ⓘ linked to: Trique
hasAlternativeName	Chicahuaxtla Trique ⓘ linked to: Chicahuaxtla Triqui Triqui de Chicahuaxtla ⓘ linked to: Chicahuaxtla Triqui Triqui de San Andrés Chicahuaxtla ⓘ linked to: Chicahuaxtla Triqui
hasDomain	Mesoamerican languages area ⓘ
hasEndangermentCause	language shift to Spanish ⓘ
hasISO6393Code	trs ⓘ
hasLinguisticTypology	synthetically inflecting ⓘ tonal ⓘ verb–initial basic word order (VSO/VOS tendencies) ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature	tone used for grammatical distinctions ⓘ verb inflection for aspect ⓘ verb inflection for person ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	complex tone–segment interaction ⓘ laryngeal contrasts ⓘ
hasRevitalizationEffort	community-based literacy programs ⓘ documentation by linguists ⓘ
hasSyntacticFeature	head-marking on verbs ⓘ prepositions ⓘ
hasTonalSystem	complex tone system ⓘ contour tones ⓘ multiple level tones ⓘ
isEndangered	true ⓘ
isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith	Copala Triqui ⓘ linked to: Copala Trique Itunyoso Triqui ⓘ
isPartOf	Mesoamerican linguistic area ⓘ
languageBranch	Mixtecan ⓘ
languageFamily	Oto-Manguean ⓘ linked to: Oto-Manguean languages
region	Sierra Mixteca ⓘ
spokenBy	Triqui people ⓘ
spokenIn	Chicahuaxtla ⓘ linked to: San Andrés Chicahuaxtla Mexico ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ
state	Oaxaca ⓘ
subclassOf	Mixtecan language ⓘ linked to: Mixtec languages Oto-Manguean language family ⓘ linked to: Oto-Manguean languages Triqui language ⓘ
usedIn	everyday communication in Triqui communities ⓘ oral tradition of the Triqui people ⓘ ritual speech ⓘ traditional narratives ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited