Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish
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The Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish is an Indigenous Coast Salish language variety traditionally spoken by the T’Sou-ke people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17381250 — 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: Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish Context triple: [Saanich dialect, neighboringVarieties, Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish]
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A.
Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect
The Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Saanich dialect
The Saanich dialect, also known as SENĆOŦEN, is a Coast Salish Indigenous language variety traditionally spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language
The Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language is a Coast Salish Indigenous language of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ people and known for active revitalization efforts.
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D.
Hesquiaht dialect
The Hesquiaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Hesquiaht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Pacheedaht dialect
The Pacheedaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Pacheedaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- 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: Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish Target entity description: The Sooke (T’Sou-ke) dialect of North Straits Salish is an Indigenous Coast Salish language variety traditionally spoken by the T’Sou-ke people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect
The Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Saanich dialect
The Saanich dialect, also known as SENĆOŦEN, is a Coast Salish Indigenous language variety traditionally spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language
The Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language is a Coast Salish Indigenous language of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ people and known for active revitalization efforts.
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D.
Hesquiaht dialect
The Hesquiaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Hesquiaht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Pacheedaht dialect
The Pacheedaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Pacheedaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.