Calusa language
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The Calusa language was an extinct, poorly documented Native American language once spoken by the Calusa people of southwestern Florida.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calusa language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15641007 — 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: Calusa language Context triple: [Calos, language, Calusa language]
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A.
Apalachee language
The Apalachee language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Apalachee people of the Florida Panhandle, belonging to the Muskogean language family.
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B.
Timucua language
The Timucua language was an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Timucua people of northern Florida and southeastern Georgia, known primarily from early colonial-era missionary texts.
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C.
Ciboney language
The Ciboney language was an extinct Arawakan tongue once spoken by the indigenous Ciboney people of the Caribbean, particularly in Cuba and surrounding islands.
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D.
Miccosukee language
The Miccosukee language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee people of the southeastern United States, particularly in Florida.
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E.
Curripaco language
The Curripaco language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Curripaco people of the Northwest Amazon region in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
- 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: Calusa language Target entity description: The Calusa language was an extinct, poorly documented Native American language once spoken by the Calusa people of southwestern Florida.
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A.
Apalachee language
The Apalachee language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Apalachee people of the Florida Panhandle, belonging to the Muskogean language family.
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B.
Timucua language
The Timucua language was an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Timucua people of northern Florida and southeastern Georgia, known primarily from early colonial-era missionary texts.
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C.
Ciboney language
The Ciboney language was an extinct Arawakan tongue once spoken by the indigenous Ciboney people of the Caribbean, particularly in Cuba and surrounding islands.
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D.
Miccosukee language
The Miccosukee language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee people of the southeastern United States, particularly in Florida.
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E.
Curripaco language
The Curripaco language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Curripaco people of the Northwest Amazon region in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.