Proto-Shastan
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Proto-Shastan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Shastan languages of northern California and southern Oregon are believed to have descended.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Shastan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16744140 — 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: Proto-Shastan Context triple: [Konomihu, hasAncestor, Proto-Shastan]
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A.
Proto-Koman
Proto-Koman is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Koman languages of the Nilo-Saharan family are derived.
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B.
Proto-Barito
Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
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C.
Proto-Gur
Proto-Gur is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Gur languages of West Africa, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
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D.
Sintashta culture
The Sintashta culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, notable for its fortified settlements, early chariot warfare, and its role in the emergence of Proto-Indo-Iranian-speaking populations.
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E.
Proto-Daju
Proto-Daju is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Daju languages, including Daju Mongo, are derived.
- 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: Proto-Shastan Target entity description: Proto-Shastan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Shastan languages of northern California and southern Oregon are believed to have descended.
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A.
Proto-Koman
Proto-Koman is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Koman languages of the Nilo-Saharan family are derived.
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B.
Proto-Barito
Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
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C.
Proto-Gur
Proto-Gur is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Gur languages of West Africa, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
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D.
Sintashta culture
The Sintashta culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, notable for its fortified settlements, early chariot warfare, and its role in the emergence of Proto-Indo-Iranian-speaking populations.
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E.
Proto-Daju
Proto-Daju is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Daju languages, including Daju Mongo, are derived.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.