Native American languages of the Great Basin
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Native American languages of the Great Basin are a group of Indigenous languages traditionally spoken by tribes in the arid Great Basin region of the western United States, many of which belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Native American languages of the Great Basin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12985707 — 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: Native American languages of the Great Basin Context triple: [Uncompahgre Ute, belongsTo, Native American languages of the Great Basin]
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A.
Indigenous languages of California
Indigenous languages of California are the diverse Native American languages historically and presently spoken across the region now known as California, representing numerous distinct linguistic families and cultural traditions.
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B.
Northern Paiute language
Northern Paiute language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family traditionally spoken by the Northern Paiute people across parts of the western United States, including Nevada, Oregon, California, and Idaho.
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C.
Southern Paiute language
Southern Paiute language is a Uto-Aztecan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Southern Paiute people of the southwestern United States, particularly in parts of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.
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D.
Northern Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken primarily in northwestern Canada and Alaska, forming a northern branch of the larger Athabaskan language family.
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E.
Tanoan languages
The Tanoan languages are a family of Native American languages spoken by several Pueblo and related Indigenous groups in the Southwestern United States.
- 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: Native American languages of the Great Basin Target entity description: Native American languages of the Great Basin are a group of Indigenous languages traditionally spoken by tribes in the arid Great Basin region of the western United States, many of which belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family.
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A.
Indigenous languages of California
Indigenous languages of California are the diverse Native American languages historically and presently spoken across the region now known as California, representing numerous distinct linguistic families and cultural traditions.
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B.
Northern Paiute language
Northern Paiute language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family traditionally spoken by the Northern Paiute people across parts of the western United States, including Nevada, Oregon, California, and Idaho.
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C.
Southern Paiute language
Southern Paiute language is a Uto-Aztecan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Southern Paiute people of the southwestern United States, particularly in parts of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.
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D.
Northern Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken primarily in northwestern Canada and Alaska, forming a northern branch of the larger Athabaskan language family.
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E.
Tanoan languages
The Tanoan languages are a family of Native American languages spoken by several Pueblo and related Indigenous groups in the Southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American languages
ⓘ
group of Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Native American languages of the United States
ⓘ
North American Indigenous languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous languages of North America
|
| characterizedBy |
high degree of endangerment
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ small numbers of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Central Numic languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Numic
Southern Numic languages ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Numic
Western Numic languages ⓘ
linked to:
Western Numic
|
| includesLanguage |
Bannock
ⓘ
Comanche ⓘ Eastern Shoshone ⓘ Gosiute ⓘ Kawaiisu ⓘ Mono ⓘ Northern Paiute ⓘ Northern Shoshone ⓘ Panamint ⓘ Shoshoni ⓘ Southern Paiute ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Paiute people
Ute ⓘ
linked to:
Ute people
Washo ⓘ Western Shoshone ⓘ |
| includesLanguageFamily |
Isolate languages
ⓘ
Numic languages ⓘ Plateau Penutian languages ⓘ
linked to:
Plateau Penutian
Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Comanche people
ⓘ
linked to:
Comanche
Gosiute people ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ Kawaiisu people ⓘ Mono people ⓘ Northern Paiute people ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Paiute
Shoshone people ⓘ Southern Paiute people ⓘ Ute people ⓘ Washoe people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| subjectOf | language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in some communities
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Native American languages of the Great Basin Description of subject: Native American languages of the Great Basin are a group of Indigenous languages traditionally spoken by tribes in the arid Great Basin region of the western United States, many of which belong to the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Referenced by (1)
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