Makah Indian language
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Makah Indian language is a critically endangered Southern Wakashan language traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Makah Indian language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21500048 — 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: Makah Indian language Context triple: [Makah language, hasAlternativeName, Makah Indian language]
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A.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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B.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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C.
Mahican language
The Mahican language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mahican people of the upper Hudson River Valley in what is now New York State.
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D.
Cheroenhaka language
The Cheroenhaka language, also known as Nottoway, is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Nottoway (Cheroenhaka) people of southeastern Virginia.
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E.
Miccosukee language
The Miccosukee language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee people of the southeastern United States, particularly in Florida.
- 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: Makah Indian language Target entity description: Makah Indian language is a critically endangered Southern Wakashan language traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
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A.
Maidu language
The Maidu language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Maidu people of northern California.
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B.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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C.
Mahican language
The Mahican language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language historically spoken by the Mahican people of the upper Hudson River Valley in what is now New York State.
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D.
Cheroenhaka language
The Cheroenhaka language, also known as Nottoway, is an Iroquoian language historically spoken by the Nottoway (Cheroenhaka) people of southeastern Virginia.
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E.
Miccosukee language
The Miccosukee language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee people of the southeastern United States, particularly in Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.