Chonan languages
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The Chonan languages are an extinct family of indigenous languages once spoken in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chonan languages canonical | 4 |
| Chon languages | 2 |
| Chonan language family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6218397 — 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: Chonan languages Context triple: [Selk'nam, languageFamily, Chonan languages]
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Yi languages
The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
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C.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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D.
Chimariko language
The Chimariko language is an extinct Native American language once spoken in northwestern California, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
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E.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
- 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: Chonan languages Target entity description: The Chonan languages are an extinct family of indigenous languages once spoken in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Yi languages
The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
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C.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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D.
Chimariko language
The Chimariko language is an extinct Native American language once spoken in northwestern California, often classified within the proposed Hokan language family.
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E.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chon languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Chonan languages
Patagonian languages ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| familyColor | American ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gününa küne language
ⓘ
Haush language ⓘ Selk'nam language ⓘ Tehuelche language ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | southern South America ⓘ |
| lastSpeakersDied | 20th century ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | one of the indigenous language families of Patagonia ⓘ |
| possibleRelation |
Mosetenan languages (hypothetical macro-family proposals)
ⓘ
Pano-Tacanan languages (hypothetical macro-family proposals) ⓘ |
| region |
Tierra del Fuego
ⓘ
linked to:
Tierra del Fuego region
southern Patagonia ⓘ |
| researchField | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Gününa küne people
ⓘ
Selk'nam people ⓘ
linked to:
Selk'nam
Tehuelche peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Tehuelche
|
| spokenIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
José Pedro Viegas Barros
ⓘ
Rodolfo Casamiquela ⓘ |
| subclassOf | indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | agglutinative morphology (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily unwritten ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chonan languages Description of subject: The Chonan languages are an extinct family of indigenous languages once spoken in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chonan languages
linked to: Chonan languages
linked to: Chonan languages