Northern Paiute
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Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northern Paiute canonical | 21 |
| Northern Paiute people | 11 |
| Northern Paiute (for the term "Pah Rah" origin) | 1 |
| Northern Paiute band | 1 |
| Northern Paiute communities in California | 1 |
| Oregon Northern Paiute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2957189 — 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 Paiute Context triple: [Numic, hasLanguage, Northern Paiute]
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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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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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Paiute
The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.
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Ute-Southern Paiute continuum
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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Southern Paiute language
Southern Paiute language is a Uto-Aztecan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Southern Paiute people of the southwestern United States, particularly in parts of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.
- 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 Paiute Target entity description: Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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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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B.
Owens Valley Paiute
The Owens Valley Paiute are a Native American group indigenous to California’s Owens Valley, known for their traditional irrigation agriculture and distinct Paiute cultural heritage.
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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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D.
Paiute
The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.
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E.
Ute-Southern Paiute continuum
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northern Paiute Description of subject: Northern Paiute is a Numic-speaking Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute (for the term "Pah Rah" origin)
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Northern Paiute people
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Eastern Oregon
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Northern Paiute people
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Warm Springs Reservation
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute people
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Oregon Northern Paiute
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Northern Paiute communities in California
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Northern Paiute people
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute band
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Northern Paiute people
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Northern Paiute people