Yahi subgroup of Yana people
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The Yahi subgroup of the Yana people was a small Indigenous group from northern California, known for being among the last surviving Native communities in the region and for the story of Ishi, often called the “last Yahi.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahi subgroup of Yana people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3539069 — 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: Yahi subgroup of Yana people Context triple: [Yana language, usedBy, Yahi subgroup of Yana people]
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A.
Manda–Pengo subgroup
The Manda–Pengo subgroup is a small branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in parts of central India.
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B.
Subanen people
The Subanen people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for their upland farming traditions, distinct Austronesian language, and rich animist-influenced cultural practices.
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C.
Birpai people
The Birpai people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the mid-north coast of New South Wales, particularly around the Port Macquarie region.
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D.
Gondi–Kui subgroup
The Gondi–Kui subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes closely related tribal languages such as Gondi and Kui spoken in central and eastern India.
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E.
Yuman peoples
The Yuman peoples are a group of Indigenous tribes native to the lower Colorado River region and adjacent areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, sharing related languages and cultural traditions.
- 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: Yahi subgroup of Yana people Target entity description: The Yahi subgroup of the Yana people was a small Indigenous group from northern California, known for being among the last surviving Native communities in the region and for the story of Ishi, often called the “last Yahi.”
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A.
Manda–Pengo subgroup
The Manda–Pengo subgroup is a small branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in parts of central India.
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B.
Subanen people
The Subanen people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for their upland farming traditions, distinct Austronesian language, and rich animist-influenced cultural practices.
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C.
Birpai people
The Birpai people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the mid-north coast of New South Wales, particularly around the Port Macquarie region.
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D.
Gondi–Kui subgroup
The Gondi–Kui subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes closely related tribal languages such as Gondi and Kui spoken in central and eastern India.
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E.
Yuman peoples
The Yuman peoples are a group of Indigenous tribes native to the lower Colorado River region and adjacent areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, sharing related languages and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American man ⓘ Native American people ⓘ Yahi person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
University of California, Berkeley
ⓘ
Yahi ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Yuman language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuman–Yukian peoples (linguistic classification context)
|
| causeOfDecline |
disease
ⓘ
displacement from traditional lands ⓘ settler violence ⓘ |
| culturalDocumentation | recorded by anthropologists in early 20th century ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
stone tool technology
ⓘ
use of bows and arrows ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| dateDiscovered | 1911 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Northern California
ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
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| ethnicity | Yahi ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | considered culturally extinct as a distinct group after early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownAs | last known Yahi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the last surviving small Native communities in northern California
ⓘ
story of Ishi as last known Yahi ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yana language ⓘ |
| livedAt |
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
ⓘ
surface form:
University of California Museum of Anthropology
|
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighboringGroup |
Maidu people
ⓘ
Wintu people ⓘ Central Yana ⓘ
surface form:
Yana (Central Yana)
Northern Yana ⓘ
surface form:
Yana (Northern Yana)
Southern Yana ⓘ
surface form:
Yana (Southern Yana)
|
| notableMember | Ishi ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ |
| placeDiscovered |
City of Oroville, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Oroville, California
|
| populationTrend | severely declined in the 19th century ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Yahi dialect of Yana ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Alfred L. Kroeber
ⓘ
T. T. Waterman ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Yana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plant foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Deer Creek area
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eastern Tehama County, California ⓘ southern part of Yana territory ⓘ upper Mill Creek area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yahi subgroup of Yana people Description of subject: The Yahi subgroup of the Yana people was a small Indigenous group from northern California, known for being among the last surviving Native communities in the region and for the story of Ishi, often called the “last Yahi.”
Referenced by (1)
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