Southern Athabaskan language
C10973
concept
A Southern Athabaskan language is a member of the Athabaskan branch of the Na-Dené language family spoken primarily in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by complex verb morphology and tonal or pitch-accent features.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Athabaskan language canonical | 12 |
| Dene language | 6 |
| Apachean language | 3 |
| Southern Athabaskan subgroup | 2 |
| Athabaskan language subgroup | 1 |
| Comanche language | 1 |
| Southern Athabaskan branch | 1 |
| Western Apache dialect | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Southern Athabaskan language
Generated description
A Southern Athabaskan language is a member of the Athabaskan branch of the Na-Dené language family spoken primarily in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by complex verb morphology and tonal or pitch-accent features.
Instances (26)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Jicarilla Apache
surface form:
Jicarilla Apache language
|
— |
| Southern Athabaskan | Athabaskan language subgroup |
| Western Apache language | — |
| Mescalero language | — |
| Lipan language | — |
| Apachean languages | Southern Athabaskan subgroup |
| Chiricahua language | — |
| Jicarilla language | Apachean language |
| Dogrib language | Dene language |
| Tlicho language | Dene language |
| North Slavey | Dene language |
| Navajo language | — |
| Tłı̨chǫ | Dene language |
| Koyukon | Dene language |
| Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ | Comanche language |
| Lipan Apache language | — |
| Lipan | — |
|
mesc1234
surface form:
Mescalero language
|
Apachean language |
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Mescalero-Chiricahua (for some classifications)
surface form:
Mescalero-Chiricahua
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— |
| Ndé language | — |
| Navajo-Apachean | Southern Athabaskan subgroup |
| San Carlos Apache language | — |
| Southern Tonto | Western Apache dialect |
| Mescalero | — |
| Eastern Southern Athabaskan languages | Southern Athabaskan branch |
| Chipewyan | Dene language |