Proto-Dhegihan
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Proto-Dhegihan is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Dhegihan branch of Siouan languages, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proto-Dhegihan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16867570 — 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: Proto-Dhegihan Context triple: [Dhegihan languages, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Dhegihan]
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A.
Proto-Gur
Proto-Gur is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Gur languages of West Africa, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
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B.
Proto-Corachol
Proto-Corachol is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Corachol languages, including those related to the Huichol people, are derived.
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C.
Proto-Chadic
Proto-Chadic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, from which languages like Dass are believed to have descended.
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D.
Proto-Tongic
Proto-Tongic is the hypothesized ancestral language from which the modern Tongic languages, such as Tongan and Niuean, are believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Nahuan
Proto-Nahuan is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Nahuan (including Nahuatl) language family of Mesoamerica.
- 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: Proto-Dhegihan Target entity description: Proto-Dhegihan is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Dhegihan branch of Siouan languages, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
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A.
Proto-Gur
Proto-Gur is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Gur languages of West Africa, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
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B.
Proto-Corachol
Proto-Corachol is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Corachol languages, including those related to the Huichol people, are derived.
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C.
Proto-Chadic
Proto-Chadic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, from which languages like Dass are believed to have descended.
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D.
Proto-Tongic
Proto-Tongic is the hypothesized ancestral language from which the modern Tongic languages, such as Tongan and Niuean, are believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Nahuan
Proto-Nahuan is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Nahuan (including Nahuatl) language family of Mesoamerica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.