Eyak language
E860141
The Eyak language is an extinct Na-Dené language once spoken by the Eyak people of south-central Alaska, now primarily documented through linguistic records and revitalization efforts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eyak language canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390012 — 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: Eyak language Context triple: [Eyak, language, Eyak language]
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A.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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B.
Quileute language
The Quileute language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Chimakuan family traditionally spoken by the Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State.
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C.
Tutchone language
The Tutchone language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Tutchone people of central Yukon in Canada.
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D.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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E.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
- 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: Eyak language Target entity description: The Eyak language is an extinct Na-Dené language once spoken by the Eyak people of south-central Alaska, now primarily documented through linguistic records and revitalization efforts.
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A.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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B.
Quileute language
The Quileute language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Chimakuan family traditionally spoken by the Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State.
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C.
Tutchone language
The Tutchone language is an Indigenous Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Tutchone people of central Yukon in Canada.
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D.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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E.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan–Eyak language
ⓘ
Na-Dené language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| classificationDebate | part of proposed Dené–Yeniseian macrofamily ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan language family
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRole | identity marker of Eyak people ⓘ |
| dateOfLanguageDeath | 2008 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Eyak people ⓘ |
| family |
Na-Dené
ⓘ
linked to:
Na-Dene
|
| glottocode | eyak1241 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Eyak ⓘ |
| hasLearningMaterials |
audio lessons
ⓘ
pedagogical grammars ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDocumentation |
audio recordings
ⓘ
dictionaries ⓘ grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasOrthography | standardized Eyak alphabet ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
once spoken along the Gulf of Alaska coast
ⓘ
once spoken along the lower Copper River ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | eya ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dené–Yeniseian hypothesis ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo |
English
ⓘ
Tlingit ⓘ |
| lastNativeSpeaker | Marie Smith Jones ⓘ |
| linguisticResearchBy |
Jeff Leer
ⓘ
Michael E. Krauss ⓘ |
| moreDistantlyRelatedTo |
Tlingit language
ⓘ
linked to:
Tlingit
|
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Ahtna
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahtna Athabaskan
Alutiiq ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | contrastive tone absence ⓘ |
| preservationInstitution |
Alaska Native Language Center
ⓘ
Eyak Preservation Council ⓘ |
| region | south-central Alaska ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community programs
ⓘ
language classes ⓘ online resources ⓘ |
| statusAccordingToUNESCO | extinct ⓘ |
| statusIn21stCentury | no native speakers but documented ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Athabaskan–Eyak
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
|
| syntacticFeature | verb-final word order tendency ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eyak language Description of subject: The Eyak language is an extinct Na-Dené language once spoken by the Eyak people of south-central Alaska, now primarily documented through linguistic records and revitalization efforts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.