Witotoan languages
E911097
The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Witotoan languages canonical | 8 |
| Huitoto languages | 2 |
| Witoto languages | 1 |
| Witotoan language family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11169265 — 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: Witotoan languages Context triple: [Huitoto, languageFamily, Witotoan languages]
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A.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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D.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of Peru.
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E.
Tebu languages
The Tebu languages are a group of closely related Saharan languages spoken primarily by the Tebu people across parts of Chad, Niger, and Libya.
- 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: Witotoan languages Target entity description: The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
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A.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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B.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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C.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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D.
Zaparoan languages
The Zaparoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages historically spoken by the Zaparoan peoples of the western Amazon region, primarily in what is now Ecuador and neighboring areas of Peru.
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E.
Tebu languages
The Tebu languages are a group of closely related Saharan languages spoken primarily by the Tebu people across parts of Chad, Niger, and Libya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous languages of the Americas
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealClassification | Northwestern Amazonian languages ⓘ |
| arealContactWith | Bora–Witotoan languages (proposed) ⓘ |
| geneticStatus | small language family ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Huitoto language
ⓘ
linked to:
Murui Huitoto language
Minica Huitoto language ⓘ
linked to:
Murui Huitoto language
Murui Huitoto language ⓘ Nipode Huitoto language ⓘ
linked to:
Bue Huitoto language
Nonuya language ⓘ Ocaina language ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon Basin
|
| researchField | Amazonian linguistics ⓘ |
| secondaryCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Witoto people
ⓘ
linked to:
Huitoto people
related indigenous peoples of the northwestern Amazon ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Colombia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ northwestern Amazon region ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
predominantly suffixing morphology ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Witotoan languages Description of subject: The Witotoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Witoto and related peoples in the northwestern Amazon region of Colombia and Peru.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Huitoto (Witoto)
linked to: Witotoan languages
linked to: Witotoan languages
linked to: Witotoan languages
subject linked to:
Ocaina people
subject linked to:
Amazonas
linked to: Witotoan languages