Indigenous language

C2571

concept

An Indigenous language is a native tongue traditionally spoken by the original inhabitants of a region, embodying their cultural knowledge, identity, and worldview.

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All labels observed (40)

Label	Occurrences
indigenous language	453
Australian Aboriginal language	112
Mayan language	69
Indigenous language canonical	64
indigenous language of North America	55
indigenous language variety	37
indigenous language of Mexico	33
Native American language family	27
indigenous language of the United States	27
South American language	26
Yuman language	26
indigenous language of California	26
Aslian language	25
Coast Salish language	22
tribal language	17
Nahuatl language variety	14
Plateau language	12
Iroquoian language	11
Australian Aboriginal language family	7
Aboriginal Australian language	4
Chocoan language	4
language of Papua New Guinea	4
Australian Indigenous language	3
Tupian language	3
Guaraní language variety	2
Indigenous Australian language	2
Indigenous language of Australia	2
Indigenous languages	2
Yuman language variety	2
Aboriginal Australian language group	1
Amazigh language grouping	1
Indigenous languages of Australia	1
Indigenous languages of North America	1
Kuna language variety	1
Rastafarian language	1
South American indigenous language	1
Tupi–Guaraní language	1
indigenous North American languages	1
indigenous language of Russia	1
indigenous languages of the Caucasus	1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction

generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"

Input

Class: Indigenous language

Generated description

An Indigenous language is a native tongue traditionally spoken by the original inhabitants of a region, embodying their cultural knowledge, identity, and worldview.

Instances (1,007)

Instance	Via concept surface
Yoreme language	indigenous language
Dohema	indigenous language
Bacorehui	indigenous language
Bacorehui tongue	indigenous language
Chicomucelteko	Mayan language
Hocąk language	indigenous language of North America
Olutec	indigenous language
Olutla Popoluca	indigenous language
Tacana language	indigenous language
Ese Ejja language	indigenous language
Nooksack language	—
Mazateco de Jalapa de Díaz	indigenous language of Mexico
Cavineña language	indigenous language
Chiquihuitlán Mazateco	indigenous language
Lakota language	indigenous language of North America
Mono language (Uto-Aztecan)	indigenous language of California
Zoque de Sayula	indigenous language
Wintuan languages	Native American language family
Comox language	—
Kutenai language	—
Ngäbere	indigenous language
Sechelt language	—
Tuscarora language	Iroquoian language
Haida language	indigenous language
Kiliwa language	indigenous language
Paipai language	Yuman language
Northwest Caucasian languages	indigenous languages of the Caucasus
Northern Tepehuán language	indigenous language
Hualapai people surface form: Hualapai language	Yuman language
Lummi Nation surface form: Lummi language	Coast Salish language
Quechan language	Yuman language
Southern Tepehuán language	indigenous language of Mexico
Cherokee language	Iroquoian language
Kuna surface form: Kuna language	indigenous language
Maricopa language	Yuman language
Kunza	indigenous language
Cocopa language	Yuman language
Ipai language	Yuman language
Caddoan languages	Native American language family
Newar language	indigenous language
Lepcha language	indigenous language
Gwich’in	—
Emberá	indigenous language
Kawésqar surface form: Kawésqar language	indigenous language
Havasupai–Hualapai language	Yuman language
Haida	—
Klamath–Modoc language	indigenous language of the United States
Otomi	indigenous language
Itonama	indigenous language
Kawaiisu surface form: Kawaiisu language	indigenous language of California