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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tutelo language | indigenous language of North America |
| Wiradjuri language | Australian Aboriginal language |
| Warao language | indigenous language |
| Cayuga language | Iroquoian language |
| Yurok language | indigenous language of California |
| Cupeño language | indigenous language of California |
| Tamazight (generic) | Amazigh language grouping |
| Jicarilla language | indigenous language of the United States |
| Haisla | — |
| Berom | Plateau language |
| Afizere | Plateau language |
| Anaguta | Plateau language |
| Onondaga language | Iroquoian language |
| Nottoway language | Iroquoian language |
|
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
surface form:
Secwepemctsín
|
— |
| Kharia | tribal language |
| Wyandot language | — |
| Yankunytjatjara language | Australian Aboriginal language |
| Western Desert language | Australian Aboriginal language |
|
Ngarluma people
surface form:
Ngarluma language
|
Australian Aboriginal language |
| Duwamish language | Coast Salish language |
| Alnôba | — |
| Puquina | indigenous language |
| Iyaric | Rastafarian language |
| Piipaash language | Yuman language |
| Kawki | indigenous language |
| Wastek | Mayan language |
| Teenek | Mayan language |
| Chicomuceltec | Mayan language |
| Wasteko | Mayan language |
| Teenek de la Huasteca | indigenous language of Mexico |
| Timbiša | indigenous language of the United States |
| Yaqui language | indigenous language |
| Mayo language | indigenous language |
| Jova language | indigenous language of Mexico |
| Bacorehui language | indigenous language |
| Cora language | indigenous language |
| Oluta Popoluca | indigenous language |
| Popoloca (Oto-Manguean languages) | indigenous language |
|
plo (Oluta Popoluca)
surface form:
Oluta Popoluca
|
indigenous language of Mexico |
| pos (Sayula Popoluca) | indigenous language |
| Jaqaru | indigenous language |
| Huautla Mazatec | indigenous language of Mexico |
| Kare | indigenous language |
| Guarijío language | indigenous language |
| Jalapa de Díaz Mazatec | indigenous language of Mexico |
| Akimel O’odham language | indigenous language of North America |
| Tehueco language | indigenous language |
| Huichol language | indigenous language |
| Sayula Popoluca | indigenous language |