Omaha–Ponca language
E243350
The Omaha–Ponca language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Omaha and Ponca tribes of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omaha-Ponca language | 8 |
| Omaha–Ponca language canonical | 8 |
| Ponca language | 3 |
| Omaha language | 2 |
| Missouri River Siouan languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2193664 — 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.
Target entity: Omaha–Ponca language Context triple: [Omaha people, language, Omaha–Ponca language]
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A.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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B.
Lakota language
The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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C.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
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D.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
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E.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Omaha–Ponca language Target entity description: The Omaha–Ponca language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Omaha and Ponca tribes of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
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A.
Dakota language
The Dakota language is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota (Eastern Sioux) people of the Northern Plains region of North America.
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B.
Lakota language
The Lakota language is a Native American Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people, known for its rich oral tradition and ongoing revitalization efforts.
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C.
Lakota
The Lakota are a Native American people of the Great Plains, known as one of the three main divisions of the Sioux and for their warrior culture and resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.
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D.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
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E.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Omaha–Ponca language
ⓘ
surface form:
Omaha language
Omaha–Ponca language ⓘ
surface form:
Ponca language
|
| classification | Western Siouan language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kansa language
ⓘ
Osage language ⓘ Quapaw language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole |
key marker of Omaha identity
ⓘ
key marker of Ponca identity ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Omaha tribe
ⓘ
Ponca ⓘ
surface form:
Ponca tribe
|
| hasGlottocode | omah1245 ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | oma ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 64-ABAB-d ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
audio recordings
ⓘ
dictionaries ⓘ grammars ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerTrend | declining number of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | traditionally spoken by Omaha and Ponca tribes ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Siouan language family
|
| linguisticTypology | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | subject of preservation efforts ⓘ |
| region |
Nebraska
ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| revitalizationActivities |
community language classes
ⓘ
curriculum development in tribal schools ⓘ documentation and recording projects ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Omaha people
ⓘ
Ponca ⓘ
surface form:
Ponca people
|
| subfamily | Dhegihan branch ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | central United States ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Omaha tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Ponca ⓘ
surface form:
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Ponca ⓘ
surface form:
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
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| usedIn |
traditional Omaha ceremonies
ⓘ
traditional Ponca ceremonies ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Omaha–Ponca language Description of subject: The Omaha–Ponca language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Omaha and Ponca tribes of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
Referenced by (22)
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