Montana Salish
E1374646
UNEXPLORED
Montana Salish is a Native American Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish people of western Montana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bitterroot Salish | 4 |
| Montana Salish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19361483 — 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: Montana Salish Context triple: [Flathead language, alternateName, Montana Salish]
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A.
Blackfoot language
Blackfoot language is an Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people of the northern Great Plains in what is now western Canada and the United States.
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B.
Spokane Salish
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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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.
Stó꞉lō
The Stó꞉lō are an Indigenous people of the Fraser River region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a rich cultural heritage and deep ties to the land and waterways.
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E.
Athabaskan
Athabaskan is a large family of indigenous languages of North America, spoken primarily in Alaska, northwestern Canada, and the American Southwest.
- 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: Montana Salish Target entity description: Montana Salish is a Native American Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish people of western Montana.
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A.
Blackfoot language
Blackfoot language is an Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people of the northern Great Plains in what is now western Canada and the United States.
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B.
Spokane Salish
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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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.
Stó꞉lō
The Stó꞉lō are an Indigenous people of the Fraser River region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, with a rich cultural heritage and deep ties to the land and waterways.
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E.
Athabaskan
Athabaskan is a large family of indigenous languages of North America, spoken primarily in Alaska, northwestern Canada, and the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Montana Salish
linked to: Montana Salish
linked to: Montana Salish
linked to: Montana Salish