Selk'nam language
E1572787
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The Selk'nam language is an extinct Chonan language once spoken by the Selk'nam (Ona) people of Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Selk'nam language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23163656 — 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: Selk'nam language Context triple: [Ona, language, Selk'nam language]
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A.
Chukchi language
The Chukchi language is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by the Indigenous Chukchi people of northeastern Siberia, Russia.
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B.
Nanai language
Nanai language is a critically endangered Tungusic language spoken by the Nanai people of the Russian Far East and northeastern China.
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C.
Selkup language
The Selkup language is a critically endangered Uralic (Samoyedic) language spoken by the indigenous Selkup people of western Siberia in Russia.
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D.
Yugtun
Yugtun is the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken by Yup’ik people in western and southwestern Alaska.
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E.
Ainu language
Ainu language is an indigenous, critically endangered language isolate of northern Japan, traditionally spoken by the Ainu people of Hokkaido and nearby regions.
- 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: Selk'nam language Target entity description: The Selk'nam language is an extinct Chonan language once spoken by the Selk'nam (Ona) people of Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.
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A.
Chukchi language
The Chukchi language is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by the Indigenous Chukchi people of northeastern Siberia, Russia.
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B.
Nanai language
Nanai language is a critically endangered Tungusic language spoken by the Nanai people of the Russian Far East and northeastern China.
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C.
Selkup language
The Selkup language is a critically endangered Uralic (Samoyedic) language spoken by the indigenous Selkup people of western Siberia in Russia.
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D.
Yugtun
Yugtun is the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken by Yup’ik people in western and southwestern Alaska.
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E.
Ainu language
Ainu language is an indigenous, critically endangered language isolate of northern Japan, traditionally spoken by the Ainu people of Hokkaido and nearby regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.