Northern Iroquoian
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Northern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the northeastern region of North America, such as those of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northern Iroquoian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15277326 — 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 Iroquoian Context triple: [Susquehannock, languageFamily, Northern Iroquoian]
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A.
Southern Iroquoian
Southern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the southeastern region of North America.
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B.
Iroquoian peoples
The Iroquoian peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of North America, historically linked by related languages and cultures and including well-known groups such as the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Huron-Wendat, and Cherokee.
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C.
Ohio Iroquois
Ohio Iroquois refers to the Mingo people, an Iroquoian-speaking group that emerged in the Ohio Country from a mix of displaced Iroquois and other Indigenous communities during the 18th century.
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D.
Proto-Iroquoian
Proto-Iroquoian is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which the Iroquoian language family, including Nottoway, historically developed.
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E.
Iroquois
Iroquois is a small community in eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River and known for its nearby locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- 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 Iroquoian Target entity description: Northern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the northeastern region of North America, such as those of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples.
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A.
Southern Iroquoian
Southern Iroquoian is a branch of the Iroquoian language family that includes languages historically spoken in the southeastern region of North America.
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B.
Iroquoian peoples
The Iroquoian peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of North America, historically linked by related languages and cultures and including well-known groups such as the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Huron-Wendat, and Cherokee.
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C.
Ohio Iroquois
Ohio Iroquois refers to the Mingo people, an Iroquoian-speaking group that emerged in the Ohio Country from a mix of displaced Iroquois and other Indigenous communities during the 18th century.
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D.
Proto-Iroquoian
Proto-Iroquoian is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which the Iroquoian language family, including Nottoway, historically developed.
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E.
Iroquois
Iroquois is a small community in eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River and known for its nearby locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.