Dakotan languages
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The Dakotan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family spoken by several Native American peoples of the Great Plains, including dialects such as Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dakotan languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16867568 — 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: Dakotan languages Context triple: [Dhegihan languages, relatedTo, Dakotan languages]
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A.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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B.
Arikara language
The Arikara language is a critically endangered Caddoan language traditionally spoken by the Arikara people of the Northern Plains in the United States.
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C.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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D.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
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E.
Lakota language
The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.
- 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: Dakotan languages Target entity description: The Dakotan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family spoken by several Native American peoples of the Great Plains, including dialects such as Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota.
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A.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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B.
Arikara language
The Arikara language is a critically endangered Caddoan language traditionally spoken by the Arikara people of the Northern Plains in the United States.
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C.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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D.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
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E.
Lakota language
The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.