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
Hopi language	—
Triqui language	indigenous language
Runasimi	indigenous language
Popoloca	indigenous language
Te Reo Māori	—
Kavalan	indigenous language
Keresan languages	Native American language family
Mapudungun	indigenous language
Mapudungun language surface form: Mapudungun	indigenous language
Ixcatec	indigenous language
Cuicatec	indigenous language
Kumeyaay people surface form: Kumeyaay language	Yuman language
Luiseño language	indigenous language of North America
Huastec language	Mayan language
Inupiaq	—
Resuk	indigenous language
Dadu’a	indigenous language
Rarotongan	indigenous language
Osage language	indigenous language of North America
Raklungu	indigenous language
Comanche language	indigenous language of the United States
Amuzgo language	indigenous language of Mexico
Kalapuyan languages	Native American language family
Awajún language	indigenous language
Western Apache language	indigenous language of North America
Mescalero language	indigenous language of North America
Tongva language	indigenous language
Maina	indigenous language
Achuar-Shiwiar	indigenous language
Guerrero Nahuatl	Nahuatl language variety
Pipil (Nawat)	indigenous language
Huambisa	indigenous language
Guaraní	indigenous language
Bardi people surface form: Bardi language	Australian Aboriginal language
Gamilaraay language	Australian Aboriginal language
Nakanai	language of Papua New Guinea
Yucatec Maya	Mayan language
Pitjantjatjara language	Australian Aboriginal language
Shinnecock language	indigenous language of the United States
Kaurna people surface form: Kaurna language	Australian Aboriginal language
Birpai people surface form: Birpai language	Australian Aboriginal language
Noongar language	Australian Aboriginal language
Kaurna language	Australian Aboriginal language
Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim)	—
Kutenai (Ktunaxa) surface form: Kutenai language	indigenous language
Chiricahua language	indigenous language of North America
Oneida language	Iroquoian language
Seneca language	Iroquoian language
Stoney Nakoda	—
Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwak’wala) surface form: Kwakʼwala	—