Northern Occitan
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Northern Occitan is a group of Occitan dialects spoken in the northern part of the Occitan language area, characterized by features that bridge Occitan with neighboring Romance varieties such as French and Franco-Provençal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northern Occitan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13669918 — 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: Northern Occitan Context triple: [Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, isTransitionalBetween, Northern Occitan]
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A.
Auvergnat Occitan
Auvergnat Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in the Auvergne area of south-central France.
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B.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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C.
Limousin Occitan
Limousin Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in the Limousin area of central France.
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D.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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E.
Gascon Occitan
Gascon Occitan is a distinct variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in southwestern France, notable for its unique phonological and lexical features influenced by historical contact with Basque and other regional languages.
- 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: Northern Occitan Target entity description: Northern Occitan is a group of Occitan dialects spoken in the northern part of the Occitan language area, characterized by features that bridge Occitan with neighboring Romance varieties such as French and Franco-Provençal.
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A.
Auvergnat Occitan
Auvergnat Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in the Auvergne area of south-central France.
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B.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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C.
Limousin Occitan
Limousin Occitan is a regional variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in the Limousin area of central France.
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D.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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E.
Gascon Occitan
Gascon Occitan is a distinct variety of the Occitan language spoken primarily in southwestern France, notable for its unique phonological and lexical features influenced by historical contact with Basque and other regional languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.