Sahaptin
E1133139
UNEXPLORED
Sahaptin is a Native American language of the Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Yakama and several neighboring tribes.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahaptian languages | 6 |
| Sahaptin canonical | 3 |
| Sahaptin languages | 3 |
| Sahaptian | 1 |
| Sahaptian language | 1 |
| Sahaptin language | 1 |
| Sahaptin macrolanguage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15027203 — 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: Sahaptin Context triple: [Yakama Nation, languageFamily, Sahaptin]
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A.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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B.
Mundang-Beti languages
The Mundang-Beti languages are a subgroup of Northwest Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in Cameroon and neighboring regions.
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C.
Asmat–Kamoro languages
The Asmat–Kamoro languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken by the Asmat and Kamoro peoples of southern New Guinea.
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D.
Rejang languages
The Rejang languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonology and use of the traditional Rejang script.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- 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: Sahaptin Target entity description: Sahaptin is a Native American language of the Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Yakama and several neighboring tribes.
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A.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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B.
Mundang-Beti languages
The Mundang-Beti languages are a subgroup of Northwest Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in Cameroon and neighboring regions.
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C.
Asmat–Kamoro languages
The Asmat–Kamoro languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken by the Asmat and Kamoro peoples of southern New Guinea.
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D.
Rejang languages
The Rejang languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonology and use of the traditional Rejang script.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Plateau
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