Alsea language
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The Alsea language is an extinct Native American language of the Alsea people, formerly spoken along the central Oregon coast and belonging to the Coast Oregon Penutian group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alsea language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15607760 — 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: Alsea language Context triple: [Alsea people, language, Alsea language]
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Chehalis language
The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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D.
Nootka language
The Nootka language, also known as Nuu-chah-nulth, is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, spoken traditionally by the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples of Vancouver Island.
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E.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- 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: Alsea language Target entity description: The Alsea language is an extinct Native American language of the Alsea people, formerly spoken along the central Oregon coast and belonging to the Coast Oregon Penutian group.
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Chehalis language
The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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D.
Nootka language
The Nootka language, also known as Nuu-chah-nulth, is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, spoken traditionally by the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples of Vancouver Island.
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E.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.