Palaihnihan languages
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The Palaihnihan languages are a small group of Native American languages traditionally spoken in northeastern California, including the tongues of the Achumawi and Atsugewi peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Palaihnihan languages canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17838977 — 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: Palaihnihan languages Context triple: [Atsugewi people, languageFamily, Palaihnihan languages]
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A.
Pahoturi languages
The Pahoturi languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken in the Pahoturi River region of southern Papua New Guinea, known for their typological diversity and relative underdocumentation.
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B.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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C.
Degiha languages
Degiha languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family traditionally spoken by several Native American tribes of the central United States, including the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw.
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D.
Zanian languages
Zanian languages are a small group of closely related Kartvelian languages spoken primarily in western Georgia, including Mingrelian and Laz.
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E.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
- 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: Palaihnihan languages Target entity description: The Palaihnihan languages are a small group of Native American languages traditionally spoken in northeastern California, including the tongues of the Achumawi and Atsugewi peoples.
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A.
Pahoturi languages
The Pahoturi languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken in the Pahoturi River region of southern Papua New Guinea, known for their typological diversity and relative underdocumentation.
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B.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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C.
Degiha languages
Degiha languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family traditionally spoken by several Native American tribes of the central United States, including the Omaha, Ponca, Osage, Kansa, and Quapaw.
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D.
Zanian languages
Zanian languages are a small group of closely related Kartvelian languages spoken primarily in western Georgia, including Mingrelian and Laz.
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E.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.