Mandan language
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Mandan language is a critically endangered Siouan language once widely spoken by the Mandan people of the upper Missouri River region in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandan language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18672275 — 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: Mandan language Context triple: [Mandan, language, Mandan language]
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A.
Hidatsa language
The Hidatsa language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Hidatsa people of the Northern Plains, closely related to Crow and part of the Siouan language family.
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B.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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C.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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D.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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E.
Dakotan languages
The Dakotan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family spoken by several Native American peoples of the Great Plains, including dialects such as Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota.
- 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: Mandan language Target entity description: Mandan language is a critically endangered Siouan language once widely spoken by the Mandan people of the upper Missouri River region in North America.
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A.
Hidatsa language
The Hidatsa language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Hidatsa people of the Northern Plains, closely related to Crow and part of the Siouan language family.
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B.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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C.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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D.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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E.
Dakotan languages
The Dakotan languages are a subgroup of the Siouan language family spoken by several Native American peoples of the Great Plains, including dialects such as Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.