Salishan languages
E112171
The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salishan languages canonical | 65 |
| Salishan | 3 |
| Interior Salish languages | 2 |
| Proto-Salish | 1 |
| Salish languages | 1 |
| Salishan family | 1 |
| Salishan language family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T889934 — 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: Salishan languages Context triple: [First Nations, languageFamily, Salishan languages]
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A.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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B.
Tsimshianic languages
Tsimshianic languages are a small family of Indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, especially in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
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C.
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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D.
Lushootseed
Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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E.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
- 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: Salishan languages Target entity description: The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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A.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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B.
Tsimshianic languages
Tsimshianic languages are a small family of Indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, especially in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
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C.
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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D.
Lushootseed
Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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E.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salishan languages Description of subject: The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Referenced by (74)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salishan language family
this entity surface form:
Salishan
subject surface form:
Secwepemctsín