Clatsop-Nehalem language
E1321820
UNEXPLORED
The Clatsop-Nehalem language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Clatsop and Nehalem (Tillamook) peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clatsop-Nehalem language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18368584 — 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: Clatsop-Nehalem language Context triple: [Kathlamet language, neighboringLanguage, Clatsop-Nehalem language]
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A.
Chehalis language
The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Umatilla language
The Umatilla language is a critically endangered Sahaptin language of the Indigenous Umatilla people of the Pacific Northwest, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
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C.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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D.
Mattole language
The Mattole language is an extinct Athabaskan language once spoken by the Mattole people of northwestern California.
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E.
Lower Umpqua language
The Lower Umpqua language is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest traditionally spoken by the Lower Umpqua (Siuslaw) people of Oregon, now critically endangered with very few or no fluent speakers remaining.
- 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: Clatsop-Nehalem language Target entity description: The Clatsop-Nehalem language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Clatsop and Nehalem (Tillamook) peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States.
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A.
Chehalis language
The Chehalis language is a now-extinct Salishan language once spoken by the Chehalis people of western Washington State in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Umatilla language
The Umatilla language is a critically endangered Sahaptin language of the Indigenous Umatilla people of the Pacific Northwest, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
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C.
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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D.
Mattole language
The Mattole language is an extinct Athabaskan language once spoken by the Mattole people of northwestern California.
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E.
Lower Umpqua language
The Lower Umpqua language is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest traditionally spoken by the Lower Umpqua (Siuslaw) people of Oregon, now critically endangered with very few or no fluent speakers remaining.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.