Spokane Salish
E1372162
UNEXPLORED
Spokane Salish is an Interior Salishan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Spokane people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spokane-Kalispel language | 2 |
| Spokane Salish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19361478 — 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: Spokane Salish Context triple: [Spokane language, alternateName, Spokane Salish]
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A.
Halkomelem Salish
Halkomelem Salish is a Coast Salish Indigenous language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken in the southwestern British Columbia region of Canada.
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B.
Lushootseed
Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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C.
Lummi Salish
Lummi Salish is a Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in what is now Washington State, USA.
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D.
Salishan languages
The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Nez Perce language
Nez Perce language is a critically endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nez Perce people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- 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: Spokane Salish Target entity description: Spokane Salish is an Interior Salishan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Spokane people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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A.
Halkomelem Salish
Halkomelem Salish is a Coast Salish Indigenous language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken in the southwestern British Columbia region of Canada.
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B.
Lushootseed
Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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C.
Lummi Salish
Lummi Salish is a Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in what is now Washington State, USA.
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D.
Salishan languages
The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Nez Perce language
Nez Perce language is a critically endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nez Perce people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spokane Salish
linked to: Spokane Salish