Chemakum language
E1372164
UNEXPLORED
The Chemakum language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Chemakum people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chemakum language canonical | 4 |
| Chimakum language | 2 |
| Chimacum language | 1 |
| Čə́məq̓əm (approximate linguistic form) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19361538 — 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: Chemakum language Context triple: [Chimakuan languages, hasMember, Chemakum language]
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Clackamas language
Clackamas language is an extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family once spoken along the Clackamas River in northwestern Oregon.
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C.
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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D.
Kathlamet language
The Kathlamet language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Kathlamet people along the lower Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Alsea language
The Alsea language is an extinct Native American language of the Alsea people, formerly spoken along the central Oregon coast and belonging to the Coast Oregon Penutian group.
- 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: Chemakum language Target entity description: The Chemakum language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Chemakum people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Clackamas language
Clackamas language is an extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family once spoken along the Clackamas River in northwestern Oregon.
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C.
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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D.
Kathlamet language
The Kathlamet language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Kathlamet people along the lower Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Alsea language
The Alsea language is an extinct Native American language of the Alsea people, formerly spoken along the central Oregon coast and belonging to the Coast Oregon Penutian group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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