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
Mamulique language	indigenous language
Pacoa language	indigenous language
Borrado language	indigenous language
Gundungurra language	Australian Aboriginal language
Gandangara surface form: Gandangara language	Australian Aboriginal language
Kamia dialect	Yuman language variety
Djambarrpuyngu	Australian Aboriginal language
Costanoan	Native American language family
Tamyen language	indigenous language of California
Karkin language	indigenous language of California
Chalon language	indigenous language of California
Lower Tanana	indigenous language of North America
Mutsun language	indigenous language of California
Hupa language	indigenous language of California
Shastan	Native American language family
Sasti	indigenous language
Chasta Costa	indigenous language
Shastan languages	Native American language family
Achumawi language	indigenous language of California
Cochimí surface form: Cochimí language	indigenous language
Ainu language	indigenous language
Towa	indigenous language of the United States
Wintu language	indigenous language of California
Delta Yokuts	indigenous language variety
Yowlumne	indigenous language of California
Gashowu	indigenous language variety
Darumbal language	Australian Aboriginal language
Chukchansi	indigenous language of the United States
Aka-Jeru	indigenous language
Filomeno Mata Totonac	indigenous language
Sierra Totonac	indigenous language
Tecpatlán Totonac	indigenous language variety
Huehuetla Tepehua (often classified with Totonac) surface form: Huehuetla Tepehua	indigenous language
Embera Katío language	indigenous language
Northern Embera language	Chocoan language
Naukan Yupik language	indigenous language of Russia
Koyukon Athabaskan	indigenous language of North America
Quechua	indigenous language
Misantla Totonac	indigenous language
Kʼicheʼ language	Mayan language
Mam language	Mayan language
North Slavey	—
Papantla Totonac	indigenous language
Xicotepec Totonac	indigenous language variety
Lule Sámi	indigenous language
Zapotitlán Totonac	indigenous language variety
Upper Necaxa Totonac	indigenous language
Malto language	tribal language
Neshnabémwen	—
Massachusett-Natick	indigenous language of North America