Indigenous languages of California
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Indigenous languages of California are the diverse Native American languages historically and presently spoken across the region now known as California, representing numerous distinct linguistic families and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4260332 — 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: Indigenous languages of California Context triple: [Saclan, isPartOf, Indigenous languages of California]
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A.
California Penutian languages
California Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.
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Ohlone languages
Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
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C.
Oregon Penutian languages
Oregon Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several Indigenous languages historically spoken in the region that is now the U.S. state of Oregon.
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D.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
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E.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
- 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: Indigenous languages of California Target entity description: Indigenous languages of California are the diverse Native American languages historically and presently spoken across the region now known as California, representing numerous distinct linguistic families and cultural traditions.
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A.
California Penutian languages
California Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.
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B.
Ohlone languages
Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
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C.
Oregon Penutian languages
Oregon Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several Indigenous languages historically spoken in the region that is now the U.S. state of Oregon.
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D.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
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E.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (86)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indigenous languages of California Description of subject: Indigenous languages of California are the diverse Native American languages historically and presently spoken across the region now known as California, representing numerous distinct linguistic families and cultural traditions.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linguist Roland B. Dixon
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