Yuman linguistic area
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The Yuman linguistic area is a region of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico characterized by a group of closely related Yuman languages spoken by several Indigenous peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuman linguistic area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14026913 — 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: Yuman linguistic area Context triple: [Kamia people, partOf, Yuman linguistic area]
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A.
Plateau linguistic area
The Plateau linguistic area is a region of the North American Plateau where diverse Indigenous languages, often from different families, share common structural features due to long-term contact and interaction.
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B.
Plains linguistic area
The Plains linguistic area is a region of North America where diverse Indigenous languages, including the Caddoan family, have converged and shared structural features through long-term contact.
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C.
Torres–Banks languages area
The Torres–Banks languages area is a region in northern Vanuatu known for its dense cluster of closely related Oceanic languages and rich linguistic diversity.
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D.
Oto-Manguean cultural area
The Oto-Manguean cultural area is a Mesoamerican region characterized by communities that speak related Oto-Manguean languages and share long-standing cultural, historical, and ritual traditions.
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E.
Guadalcanal linguistic area
The Guadalcanal linguistic area is a region on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands characterized by a cluster of related and interacting Oceanic languages that share common structural and lexical features.
- 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: Yuman linguistic area Target entity description: The Yuman linguistic area is a region of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico characterized by a group of closely related Yuman languages spoken by several Indigenous peoples.
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A.
Plateau linguistic area
The Plateau linguistic area is a region of the North American Plateau where diverse Indigenous languages, often from different families, share common structural features due to long-term contact and interaction.
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B.
Plains linguistic area
The Plains linguistic area is a region of North America where diverse Indigenous languages, including the Caddoan family, have converged and shared structural features through long-term contact.
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C.
Torres–Banks languages area
The Torres–Banks languages area is a region in northern Vanuatu known for its dense cluster of closely related Oceanic languages and rich linguistic diversity.
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D.
Oto-Manguean cultural area
The Oto-Manguean cultural area is a Mesoamerican region characterized by communities that speak related Oto-Manguean languages and share long-standing cultural, historical, and ritual traditions.
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E.
Guadalcanal linguistic area
The Guadalcanal linguistic area is a region on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands characterized by a cluster of related and interacting Oceanic languages that share common structural and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.