Yakona (older spelling)
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Yakona (older spelling) is an older name for the Alsea language, an extinct Native American language once spoken on the central Oregon coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yakona (older spelling) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17765697 — 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: Yakona (older spelling) Context triple: [Alsean languages, hasAlternativeName, Yakona (older spelling)]
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A.
YAK
YAK is the IATA airport code for Yakutat Airport, a public airport serving the community of Yakutat in Alaska, United States.
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B.
Yakoma
Yakoma is a Bantu language spoken by the Yakoma people primarily in the Central African Republic.
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C.
yoke thé
Yoke thé is a traditional Burmese marionette puppet theatre art form known for its intricate wooden puppets and performances of classical stories accompanied by music and dance.
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D.
Kava (yaqona)
Kava (yaqona) is a traditional Fijian ceremonial drink made from the root of the kava plant, central to iTaukei social, cultural, and spiritual gatherings.
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E.
yagé
Yagé is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew made from Banisteriopsis caapi and other plants, used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual, healing, and divinatory purposes.
- 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: Yakona (older spelling) Target entity description: Yakona (older spelling) is an older name for the Alsea language, an extinct Native American language once spoken on the central Oregon coast.
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A.
YAK
YAK is the IATA airport code for Yakutat Airport, a public airport serving the community of Yakutat in Alaska, United States.
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B.
Yakoma
Yakoma is a Bantu language spoken by the Yakoma people primarily in the Central African Republic.
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C.
yoke thé
Yoke thé is a traditional Burmese marionette puppet theatre art form known for its intricate wooden puppets and performances of classical stories accompanied by music and dance.
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D.
Kava (yaqona)
Kava (yaqona) is a traditional Fijian ceremonial drink made from the root of the kava plant, central to iTaukei social, cultural, and spiritual gatherings.
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E.
yagé
Yagé is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew made from Banisteriopsis caapi and other plants, used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual, healing, and divinatory purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.