Ohlone languages
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Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589864 — 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: Ohlone languages Context triple: [Costanoan languages, alsoKnownAs, Ohlone languages]
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A.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
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B.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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C.
Coast Miwok
The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
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D.
Upland Yuman
Upland Yuman is a branch of the Yuman language family comprising several closely related Indigenous languages spoken in the upland regions of the southwestern United States.
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E.
Mojave language
The Mojave language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Mojave people along the lower Colorado River in the southwestern 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: Ohlone languages Target entity description: Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
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A.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
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B.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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C.
Coast Miwok
The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
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D.
Upland Yuman
Upland Yuman is a branch of the Yuman language family comprising several closely related Indigenous languages spoken in the upland regions of the southwestern United States.
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E.
Mojave language
The Mojave language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Mojave people along the lower Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous languages of the Americas
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Costanoan languages ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation | Ohlone traditional culture ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Alfred L. Kroeber
ⓘ
surface form:
linguist Alfred L. Kroeber
linguist John Peabody Harrington ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Awaswas language
ⓘ
Chalon language ⓘ Chochenyo ⓘ
surface form:
Chochenyo language
Karkin language ⓘ Mutsun language ⓘ Ramaytush ⓘ
surface form:
Ramaytush language
Rumsen language ⓘ Tamyen language ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely dormant by early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOf |
Awaswas language
ⓘ
Chalon language ⓘ Chochenyo ⓘ
surface form:
Chochenyo language
Karkin language ⓘ Mutsun language ⓘ Ramaytush language ⓘ Rumsen language ⓘ Tamyen language ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative
ⓘ
suffixing ⓘ |
| partOf | California indigenous languages ⓘ |
| region |
Monterey County, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey County
San Benito County, California ⓘ
surface form:
San Benito County
San Francisco Peninsula ⓘ Santa Clara Valley ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Miwok languages ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community language classes
ⓘ
dictionary and grammar projects ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ohlone peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohlone people
|
| spokenIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
central California coast ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
revitalized (some varieties) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Penutian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Penutian languages (proposed)
Utian languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact period of central California ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Big Sur region of California
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Sur coast
Monterey Bay region ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey Bay area
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ place names in central California ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for modern documentation) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohlone languages Description of subject: Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Costanoan languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlonean languages
this entity surface form:
San Francisco Bay Ohlone languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone language
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) language continuum
this entity surface form:
Ohlone language
this entity surface form:
Ohlone language
this entity surface form:
San Francisco Bay Ohlone languages
this entity surface form:
Northern Ohlone languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) languages
this entity surface form:
Northern Ohlone languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone linguistic continuum
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone linguistic continuum
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) languages
this entity surface form:
Ohlone (Costanoan) language family
this entity surface form:
Rumsen Ohlone language