Northern Interior Salish languages
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Northern Interior Salish languages are a subgroup of the Interior Salish branch of the Salishan language family, traditionally spoken in the interior regions of British Columbia and adjacent areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Interior Salish | 2 |
| Northern Interior Salish languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20329017 — 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: Northern Interior Salish languages Context triple: [Interior Salish languages, hasSubgroup, Northern Interior Salish languages]
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A.
Interior Salish languages
Interior Salish languages are a branch of the Salishan language family spoken primarily in the interior regions of British Columbia and the northwestern United States by various Indigenous peoples.
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B.
Coast Salish languages
Coast Salish languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages of the Salishan family traditionally spoken in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including parts of British Columbia and Washington State.
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C.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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D.
Northern Straits Salish
Northern Straits Salish is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by several Coast Salish communities in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
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.
- 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: Northern Interior Salish languages Target entity description: Northern Interior Salish languages are a subgroup of the Interior Salish branch of the Salishan language family, traditionally spoken in the interior regions of British Columbia and adjacent areas.
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A.
Interior Salish languages
Interior Salish languages are a branch of the Salishan language family spoken primarily in the interior regions of British Columbia and the northwestern United States by various Indigenous peoples.
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B.
Coast Salish languages
Coast Salish languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages of the Salishan family traditionally spoken in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including parts of British Columbia and Washington State.
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C.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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D.
Northern Straits Salish
Northern Straits Salish is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by several Coast Salish communities in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Northern Interior Salish languages
linked to: Northern Interior Salish languages