Colville-Okanagan
E498935
Colville-Okanagan is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of Washington State and British Columbia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syilx Okanagan | 3 |
| Colville | 1 |
| Colville-Okanagan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4992816 — 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: Colville-Okanagan Context triple: [Salishan languages, hasLanguage, Colville-Okanagan]
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A.
Thompson River Salish
Thompson River Salish is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nlaka'pamux people of British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Okanagan
Okanagan is a region in south-central British Columbia, Canada, known for its lakes, vineyards, orchards, and warm, dry climate.
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C.
Foxe Basin
Foxe Basin is a shallow, ice-covered Arctic oceanic basin in northern Canada, located between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula and known for its rich marine wildlife.
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D.
Okanagan River
The Okanagan River is a major waterway in British Columbia and Washington State that drains Okanagan Lake and flows south into the Columbia River, supporting agriculture, ecosystems, and communities along its course.
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E.
Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley is a region on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its fertile farmland, mild climate, and strong Indigenous and settler communities.
- 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: Colville-Okanagan Target entity description: Colville-Okanagan is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of Washington State and British Columbia.
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A.
Thompson River Salish
Thompson River Salish is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nlaka'pamux people of British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Okanagan
Okanagan is a region in south-central British Columbia, Canada, known for its lakes, vineyards, orchards, and warm, dry climate.
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C.
Foxe Basin
Foxe Basin is a shallow, ice-covered Arctic oceanic basin in northern Canada, located between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula and known for its rich marine wildlife.
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D.
Okanagan River
The Okanagan River is a major waterway in British Columbia and Washington State that drains Okanagan Lake and flows south into the Columbia River, supporting agriculture, ecosystems, and communities along its course.
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E.
Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley is a region on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its fertile farmland, mild climate, and strong Indigenous and settler communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations language
ⓘ
Interior Salish language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Colville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colville-Okanagan Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ Nsyilxcn NERFINISHED ⓘ Nsyilxcən NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan-Colville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Flathead language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spokane-Kalispel language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottalization
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | oka ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Interior Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
dictionary and curriculum development ⓘ immersion programs ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Colville people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation members ⓘ Lower Similkameen Indian Band members ⓘ Okanagan Indian Band members ⓘ Okanagan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Osoyoos Indian Band members NERFINISHED ⓘ Penticton Indian Band members ⓘ Syilx people NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Nicola Band members NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Similkameen Indian Band members ⓘ Westbank First Nation members ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Interior Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Colville Reservation area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interior Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
practical orthography developed by language programs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colville-Okanagan Description of subject: Colville-Okanagan is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of Washington State and British Columbia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colville
this entity surface form:
Syilx Okanagan
this entity surface form:
Syilx Okanagan
this entity surface form:
Syilx Okanagan