Flathead language
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The Flathead language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish (Flathead) people of the northwestern United States, particularly in Montana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flathead language canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4992819 — 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: Flathead language Context triple: [Salishan languages, hasLanguage, Flathead language]
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A.
Blackfoot language
Blackfoot language is an Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people of the northern Great Plains in what is now western Canada and the United States.
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B.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Kootenay language
Kootenay language is an endangered Native American language isolate traditionally spoken by the Ktunaxa (Kootenai) people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Nez Perce language
Nez Perce language is a critically endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nez Perce people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- 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: Flathead language Target entity description: The Flathead language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish (Flathead) people of the northwestern United States, particularly in Montana.
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A.
Blackfoot language
Blackfoot language is an Algonquian Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people of the northern Great Plains in what is now western Canada and the United States.
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B.
Assiniboine language
The Assiniboine language is an Indigenous Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Plains in North America.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Kootenay language
Kootenay language is an endangered Native American language isolate traditionally spoken by the Ktunaxa (Kootenai) people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Nez Perce language
Nez Perce language is a critically endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Nez Perce people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Salishan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Bitterroot Salish language
ⓘ
linked to:
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
Montana Salish ⓘ Salish ⓘ
linked to:
Salishan languages
|
| ethnicGroup |
Bitterroot Salish
ⓘ
linked to:
Montana Salish
|
| glottocode | flat1247 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFunction |
maintenance of traditional knowledge
ⓘ
transmission of oral history ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
place names ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Plateau linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
incorporation ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
ⓘ
Kootenai language ⓘ
linked to:
Kootenay language
Spokane language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ uvular consonants ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
audio recordings
ⓘ
dictionary ⓘ grammar description ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
head-marking
ⓘ
verb-initial tendencies ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | fla ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
cultural heritage of the Bitterroot Salish
ⓘ
cultural heritage of the Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language courses
ⓘ
immersion programs for children ⓘ language classes on the Flathead Reservation ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Bitterroot Salish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead people ⓘ
linked to:
Flathead (Salish) people
|
| spokenIn |
Montana
ⓘ
northwestern United States ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Interior Salish
ⓘ
linked to:
Interior Salish languages
|
| taughtAt |
Salish Kootenai College
ⓘ
schools on the Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Bitterroot Valley
ⓘ
Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| usedByOrganization |
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
|
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flathead language Description of subject: The Flathead language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Bitterroot Salish (Flathead) people of the northwestern United States, particularly in Montana.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.