Tomales Bay Miwok
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Tomales Bay Miwok is a dialect of the Western Miwok language traditionally spoken by Indigenous people around Tomales Bay in coastal Northern California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomales Bay Miwok canonical | 2 |
| Tomales Bay Miwok people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5668657 — 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: Tomales Bay Miwok Context triple: [Western Miwok, hasDialect, Tomales Bay Miwok]
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A.
Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay is a long, narrow inlet on the coast of northern California known for its oyster farms, wildlife, and scenic kayaking and boating.
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B.
San Francisco Bay Costanoan
The San Francisco Bay Costanoan are an Indigenous Ohlone-speaking people native to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, traditionally living in village communities along its shores and inland valleys.
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C.
Mendocino Bay
Mendocino Bay is a scenic coastal inlet along Northern California’s Pacific shoreline, known for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and picturesque views near the town of Mendocino.
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D.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
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E.
Tomales, California
Tomales, California is a small rural town in Marin County known for its historic charm and proximity to the scenic coastal waters of Tomales Bay.
- 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: Tomales Bay Miwok Target entity description: Tomales Bay Miwok is a dialect of the Western Miwok language traditionally spoken by Indigenous people around Tomales Bay in coastal Northern California.
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A.
Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay is a long, narrow inlet on the coast of northern California known for its oyster farms, wildlife, and scenic kayaking and boating.
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B.
San Francisco Bay Costanoan
The San Francisco Bay Costanoan are an Indigenous Ohlone-speaking people native to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, traditionally living in village communities along its shores and inland valleys.
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C.
Mendocino Bay
Mendocino Bay is a scenic coastal inlet along Northern California’s Pacific shoreline, known for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and picturesque views near the town of Mendocino.
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D.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
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E.
Tomales, California
Tomales, California is a small rural town in Marin County known for its historic charm and proximity to the scenic coastal waters of Tomales Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Miwok dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Coast Miwok ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Bodega Miwok
ⓘ
Olema Miwok ⓘ
linked to:
Bay Miwok
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Miwok people
ⓘ
Tomales Bay Miwok people ⓘ
linked to:
Tomales Bay Miwok
|
| hasMorphology | agglutinative morphology (as in other Miwok languages) ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | shares features with other Western Miwok dialects ⓘ |
| hasType | Native American language variety ⓘ |
| historicalUse | traditionally spoken before European colonization of California ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not separately coded ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Miwok ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentFactors | colonization and displacement of Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Miwokan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Miwok languages
Utian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | part of the Miwokan branch of Utian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Miwok language
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Miwok
|
| region |
Tomales Bay
ⓘ
coastal Northern California ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts | included in broader Coast Miwok and Miwok language revitalization projects ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Indigenous people around Tomales Bay ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| status | endangered language variety ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Miwok languages ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Marin County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
Sonoma County, California ⓘ shores of Tomales Bay ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomales Bay Miwok Description of subject: Tomales Bay Miwok is a dialect of the Western Miwok language traditionally spoken by Indigenous people around Tomales Bay in coastal Northern California.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tomales Bay Miwok