Lekwungen language
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The Lekwungen language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language historically spoken by the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples in what is now southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lekwungen language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4536565 — 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: Lekwungen language Context triple: [Songhees Nation, traditionalLanguage, Lekwungen language]
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A.
Mapudungun language
Mapudungun is the indigenous language of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, belonging to the Araucanian language family and still spoken by a significant community today.
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B.
Makhuwa languages
The Makhuwa languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in northern Mozambique and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
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C.
Lendu language
The Lendu language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Lendu people in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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D.
Murle language
The Murle language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Murle people of South Sudan.
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E.
Kuanyama language
The Kuanyama language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Namibia and southern Angola, recognized as a standardized variety of Ovambo and used in education, media, and religious contexts.
- 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: Lekwungen language Target entity description: The Lekwungen language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language historically spoken by the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples in what is now southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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A.
Mapudungun language
Mapudungun is the indigenous language of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, belonging to the Araucanian language family and still spoken by a significant community today.
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B.
Makhuwa languages
The Makhuwa languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in northern Mozambique and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
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C.
Lendu language
The Lendu language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Lendu people in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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D.
Murle language
The Murle language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Murle people of South Sudan.
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E.
Kuanyama language
The Kuanyama language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Namibia and southern Angola, recognized as a standardized variety of Ovambo and used in education, media, and religious contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ Salishan language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lək̓ʷəŋən language
ⓘ
linked to:
Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language
Songhees language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Esquimalt Nation
ⓘ
Songhees Nation ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole | central to Lekwungen cultural identity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive glottalization ⓘ uvular consonants ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Straits of Georgia area
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| ISOStatus | does not have an individual ISO 639-3 code (often grouped under Straits Salish) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Straits Salish dialect continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Straits Salish
|
| region |
British Columbia
ⓘ
southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Klallam language
ⓘ
North Straits Salish languages ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Straits Salish
SENĆOŦEN language ⓘ
linked to:
SENĆOŦEN
Saanich language ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Esquimalt First Nation
ⓘ
Lekwungen people ⓘ Songhees First Nation ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Straits Salish languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Coast Salish languages
|
| traditionalTerritory |
Straits of Juan de Fuca
ⓘ
linked to:
Juan de Fuca Strait
Victoria area of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lekwungen language Description of subject: The Lekwungen language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language historically spoken by the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples in what is now southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.