Ute-Southern Paiute continuum
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The Ute-Southern Paiute continuum is a closely related group of Native American languages spoken by Ute and Southern Paiute peoples across parts of the western United States.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Numic Ute | 1 |
| Southern Paiute-Ute | 1 |
| Ute Southern Paiute language | 1 |
| Ute dialect continuum | 1 |
| Ute-Southern Paiute | 1 |
| Ute-Southern Paiute (for the dialect continuum) | 1 |
| Ute-Southern Paiute continuum canonical | 1 |
| Ute–Southern Paiute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2957227 — 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: Ute-Southern Paiute continuum Context triple: [Ute language, hasDialect, Ute-Southern Paiute continuum]
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A.
Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
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B.
San Juan Southern Paiute
The San Juan Southern Paiute are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas around the San Juan River in the Four Corners region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical ties to neighboring Paiute and Puebloan groups.
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C.
Southern Paiute people
The Southern Paiute people are a Native American group indigenous to the Great Basin and Colorado River regions of the southwestern United States, known for their Numic language, desert-adapted lifeways, and complex relationships with neighboring tribes and European-American settlers.
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D.
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in northeastern Utah, representing one of the primary modern political entities of the Ute people and governing the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
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E.
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
- 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: Ute-Southern Paiute continuum Target entity description: The Ute-Southern Paiute continuum is a closely related group of Native American languages spoken by Ute and Southern Paiute peoples across parts of the western United States.
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A.
Ute people
The Ute people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, known for their hunter-gatherer traditions, horsemanship, and enduring cultural presence in Colorado, Utah, and neighboring areas.
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B.
San Juan Southern Paiute
The San Juan Southern Paiute are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas around the San Juan River in the Four Corners region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical ties to neighboring Paiute and Puebloan groups.
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C.
Southern Paiute people
The Southern Paiute people are a Native American group indigenous to the Great Basin and Colorado River regions of the southwestern United States, known for their Numic language, desert-adapted lifeways, and complex relationships with neighboring tribes and European-American settlers.
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D.
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in northeastern Utah, representing one of the primary modern political entities of the Ute people and governing the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
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E.
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ute-Southern Paiute continuum Description of subject: The Ute-Southern Paiute continuum is a closely related group of Native American languages spoken by Ute and Southern Paiute peoples across parts of the western United States.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ute language
subject surface form:
Ute language
this entity surface form:
Ute-Southern Paiute (for the dialect continuum)
subject surface form:
Ute language
this entity surface form:
Eastern Numic Ute
this entity surface form:
Ute-Southern Paiute
this entity surface form:
Southern Paiute-Ute
this entity surface form:
Ute Southern Paiute language
this entity surface form:
Ute dialect continuum
this entity surface form:
Ute–Southern Paiute