Yahi language
E1151430
UNEXPLORED
The Yahi language is an extinct Yana language once spoken by the Yahi people of northern California, most famously by Ishi, the last known member of his tribe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahi language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15339496 — 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: Yahi language Context triple: [Ishi, languageSpoken, Yahi language]
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A.
Yatye language
The Yatye language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language spoken by a small community in Nigeria, belonging to the Idomoid branch.
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B.
Jahai language
The Jahai language is an indigenous Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Jahai people, a small hunter-gatherer community in the Malay Peninsula.
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C.
Yakoma language
The Yakoma language is a Ubangian language spoken by the Yakoma people of the Central African Republic and neighboring regions.
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D.
Hiaki language
Hiaki language is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken primarily by the Yaqui (Hiaki) people of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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E.
Tyap language
Tyap language is a Plateau language of the Niger-Congo family spoken predominantly by the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- 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: Yahi language Target entity description: The Yahi language is an extinct Yana language once spoken by the Yahi people of northern California, most famously by Ishi, the last known member of his tribe.
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A.
Yatye language
The Yatye language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language spoken by a small community in Nigeria, belonging to the Idomoid branch.
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B.
Jahai language
The Jahai language is an indigenous Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Jahai people, a small hunter-gatherer community in the Malay Peninsula.
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C.
Yakoma language
The Yakoma language is a Ubangian language spoken by the Yakoma people of the Central African Republic and neighboring regions.
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D.
Hiaki language
Hiaki language is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken primarily by the Yaqui (Hiaki) people of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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E.
Tyap language
Tyap language is a Plateau language of the Niger-Congo family spoken predominantly by the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.