Western Pomoan
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Western Pomoan is a branch of the Pomoan language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken in northern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Pomoan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17259823 — 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: Western Pomoan Context triple: [Central Pomo, subfamily, Western Pomoan]
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A.
Northern Pomo
Northern Pomo is an extinct Pomoan language variety once spoken by the Pomo people in northern California.
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B.
Eastern Pomo
Eastern Pomo is a now-extinct Pomoan language variety once spoken by the Eastern Pomo people of Northern California.
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C.
Southeastern Pomo
Southeastern Pomo is one of the distinct Pomoan languages traditionally spoken by the Pomo people of Northern California.
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D.
Northeastern Pomo
Northeastern Pomo is an extinct, historically spoken Native American language variety of the Pomoan family once used in what is now Northern California.
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E.
Southwestern Pomo
Southwestern Pomo, also known as Kashaya Pomo, is a Pomoan language traditionally spoken by the Kashaya people of the Sonoma County coastal region in Northern California.
- 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: Western Pomoan Target entity description: Western Pomoan is a branch of the Pomoan language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken in northern California.
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A.
Northern Pomo
Northern Pomo is an extinct Pomoan language variety once spoken by the Pomo people in northern California.
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B.
Eastern Pomo
Eastern Pomo is a now-extinct Pomoan language variety once spoken by the Eastern Pomo people of Northern California.
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C.
Southeastern Pomo
Southeastern Pomo is one of the distinct Pomoan languages traditionally spoken by the Pomo people of Northern California.
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D.
Northeastern Pomo
Northeastern Pomo is an extinct, historically spoken Native American language variety of the Pomoan family once used in what is now Northern California.
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E.
Southwestern Pomo
Southwestern Pomo, also known as Kashaya Pomo, is a Pomoan language traditionally spoken by the Kashaya people of the Sonoma County coastal region in Northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.