Songhees language
E1324047
UNEXPLORED
Songhees language is an Indigenous North Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Songhees (Lekwungen) people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Songhees dialect | 4 |
| Songhees language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18434358 — 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: Songhees language Context triple: [Lekwungen language, alternativeName, Songhees language]
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A.
Jangil language
The Jangil language is an extinct and poorly documented Ongan language once spoken by the Jangil (Rutland Island) people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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B.
Hoh language
The Hoh language is an extinct Native American language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Hoh people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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C.
Chukchansi language
The Chukchansi language is a critically endangered Yokutsan Native American language traditionally spoken by the Chukchansi people of central California.
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D.
Amdang language
The Amdang language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan, closely associated with the Fur people and region.
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E.
Modang language
The Modang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Modang people of Borneo, primarily in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- 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: Songhees language Target entity description: Songhees language is an Indigenous North Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Songhees (Lekwungen) people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Jangil language
The Jangil language is an extinct and poorly documented Ongan language once spoken by the Jangil (Rutland Island) people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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B.
Hoh language
The Hoh language is an extinct Native American language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Hoh people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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C.
Chukchansi language
The Chukchansi language is a critically endangered Yokutsan Native American language traditionally spoken by the Chukchansi people of central California.
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D.
Amdang language
The Amdang language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan, closely associated with the Fur people and region.
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E.
Modang language
The Modang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Modang people of Borneo, primarily in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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