Yakama language
E1007431
The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakama language canonical | 2 |
| Yakama Sahaptin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12852090 — 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: Yakama language Context triple: [Wahkeena Creek, nameEtymologyLanguage, Yakama language]
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A.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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B.
Cheroenhaka language
The Cheroenhaka language, also known as Nottoway, is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Nottoway (Cheroenhaka) people of southeastern Virginia.
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C.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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D.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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E.
Tutchone language
The Tutchone language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Tutchone people of central Yukon in Canada.
- 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: Yakama language Target entity description: The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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A.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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B.
Cheroenhaka language
The Cheroenhaka language, also known as Nottoway, is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Nottoway (Cheroenhaka) people of southeastern Virginia.
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C.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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D.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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E.
Tutchone language
The Tutchone language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Tutchone people of central Yukon in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Sahaptin language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Columbia River Plateau cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nez Perce language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umatilla language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
key marker of Yakama identity
ⓘ
vehicle for traditional knowledge transmission ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic fieldwork notes and grammars ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yakama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ichishkíin Sínwit (Yakama variety)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Yakama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakama Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Yakama Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
aspectual distinctions in verbs
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case-marking on nouns ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
head-marking language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
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vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | yak ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Plateau Penutian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahaptian ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahaptin language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language programs
ⓘ
language classes in tribal schools ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yakama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | threatened ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Plateau Penutian language ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Yakama Nation schools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heritage language programs in Washington State ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Columbia Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yakama Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral storytelling traditions
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songs and chants ⓘ traditional Yakama ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakama language Description of subject: The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yakama Sahaptin