Tanaina language
E1124936
UNEXPLORED
Tanaina language is an Athabaskan language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, particularly around Cook Inlet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tanaina language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14882014 — 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: Tanaina language Context triple: [Dena’ina language, hasAlternativeName, Tanaina 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.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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C.
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
The Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Kalispel and Pend d’Oreille peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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D.
Coeur d’Alene language
The Coeur d’Alene language is an endangered Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Coeur d’Alene people of northern Idaho in the United States.
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E.
Yakama language
The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the 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: Tanaina language Target entity description: Tanaina language is an Athabaskan language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, particularly around Cook Inlet.
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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.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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C.
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
The Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Kalispel and Pend d’Oreille peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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D.
Coeur d’Alene language
The Coeur d’Alene language is an endangered Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Coeur d’Alene people of northern Idaho in the United States.
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E.
Yakama language
The Yakama language is a Native American Sahaptin language traditionally spoken by the Yakama people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.