Cowlitz language
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The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cowlitz language canonical | 4 |
| Puyallup language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4931088 — 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: Cowlitz language Context triple: [Cowlitz people, traditionalLanguage, Cowlitz language]
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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C.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
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D.
Kathlamet language
The Kathlamet language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Kathlamet people along the lower Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- 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: Cowlitz language Target entity description: The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
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A.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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B.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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C.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
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D.
Kathlamet language
The Kathlamet language is an extinct Chinookan language once spoken by the Kathlamet people along the lower Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Salishan language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Northwest Coast linguistic area
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Coast Sprachbund
|
| branch | Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lower Chehalis language
ⓘ
linked to:
Chehalis language
Upper Chehalis language ⓘ
linked to:
Chehalis language
other Coast Salish languages ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRole | key marker of Cowlitz identity ⓘ |
| documentationBy | linguists specializing in Salishan languages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cowlitz people ⓘ |
| family |
Salishan
ⓘ
linked to:
Salishan languages
|
| glottocode | cowl1242 ⓘ |
| glottologName |
Cowlitz
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowlitz Salish
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Cowlitz Coast Salish
ⓘ
Cowlitz Salish ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
place names in southwestern Washington
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
head-marking
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | complex verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant-rich inventory
ⓘ
contrastive glottalization ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Cowlitz Indian Tribe reservation and diaspora communities ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy |
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
ⓘ
Cowlitz people of southwestern Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Cowlitz people
|
| historicalRegion | southwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | cow ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| languageEndangerment | severely threatened ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Cowlitz Indian Tribe ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
curriculum development ⓘ documentation projects ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cowlitz River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowlitz River
Lower Columbia River area ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Columbia River region
|
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| status |
critically endangered language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Coast Salish
ⓘ
linked to:
Coast Salish languages
|
| usedIn |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
oral history ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cowlitz language Description of subject: The Cowlitz language is an Indigenous Salishan language of the Pacific Northwest historically spoken by the Cowlitz people of what is now southwestern Washington State.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cowlitz language