Dené languages
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Dené languages are a major family of Indigenous North American languages, often called Athabaskan, spoken from Alaska and western Canada to the U.S. Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dené languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14161401 — 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: Dené languages Context triple: [Dakelh language, subfamilyOf, Dené languages]
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A.
Dhegihan languages
The Dhegihan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family traditionally spoken by several Native American tribes of the central United States, including the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw.
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B.
Denya language
Denya is a Bantoid language of the Mamfe group spoken by a small community in southwestern Cameroon.
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C.
Zenati languages
The Zenati languages are a branch of the Berber language family spoken primarily in North Africa, especially across parts of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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D.
Semnani languages
Semnani languages are a small group of closely related Northwestern Iranian languages spoken primarily in Iran’s Semnan province, noted for preserving many archaic Iranian features.
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E.
Ndunic languages
Ndunic languages are a small subgroup of Plateau languages spoken in central Nigeria, known for their significant linguistic diversity and limited documentation.
- 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: Dené languages Target entity description: Dené languages are a major family of Indigenous North American languages, often called Athabaskan, spoken from Alaska and western Canada to the U.S. Southwest.
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A.
Dhegihan languages
The Dhegihan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family traditionally spoken by several Native American tribes of the central United States, including the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw.
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B.
Denya language
Denya is a Bantoid language of the Mamfe group spoken by a small community in southwestern Cameroon.
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C.
Zenati languages
The Zenati languages are a branch of the Berber language family spoken primarily in North Africa, especially across parts of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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D.
Semnani languages
Semnani languages are a small group of closely related Northwestern Iranian languages spoken primarily in Iran’s Semnan province, noted for preserving many archaic Iranian features.
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E.
Ndunic languages
Ndunic languages are a small subgroup of Plateau languages spoken in central Nigeria, known for their significant linguistic diversity and limited documentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dakelh language