Lhaq’temish language
E458892
The Lhaq’temish language is a Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in what is now Washington State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lhaq’temish language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4636340 — 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: Lhaq’temish language Context triple: [Lummi language, alternateName, Lhaq’temish language]
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A.
Kalasha language
The Kalasha language is an endangered Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people in the remote valleys of Chitral District in northern Pakistan.
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B.
Nomlaki language
The Nomlaki language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nomlaki people of northern California.
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C.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
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D.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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E.
Mampruli language
Mampruli is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Mamprusi people in northern Ghana and parts of neighboring West African countries.
- 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: Lhaq’temish language Target entity description: The Lhaq’temish language is a Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in what is now Washington State.
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A.
Kalasha language
The Kalasha language is an endangered Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people in the remote valleys of Chitral District in northern Pakistan.
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B.
Nomlaki language
The Nomlaki language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nomlaki people of northern California.
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C.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
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D.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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E.
Mampruli language
Mampruli is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Mamprusi people in northern Ghana and parts of neighboring West African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
ⓘ
indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Lhaq’temish people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRole |
central to Lummi cultural identity
ⓘ
used in Lummi ceremonies ⓘ used in traditional stories ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lummi Nation ⓘ |
| geographicRelation | coastal areas of northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lhaq’temish snichim
ⓘ
linked to:
Ichishkiin
Lummi Salish ⓘ Lummi language ⓘ |
| hasType | oral language tradition ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Salishan linguistic area
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Coast Sprachbund
|
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| region |
Puget Sound region
ⓘ
Whatcom County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Whatcom County
|
| revitalizationActor |
Lummi Nation education programs
ⓘ
community language classes ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Lummi people ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Pacific Northwest Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| traditionalTerritory |
Bellingham Bay area
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellingham waterfront
San Juan Islands region ⓘ
linked to:
San Juan Islands
|
| usedIn |
Lummi place names
ⓘ
Lummi traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lhaq’temish language Description of subject: The Lhaq’temish language is a Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of the Pacific Northwest Coast in what is now Washington State.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.