Sutsilvan
E139631
Sutsilvan is a traditional variety of the Romansh language historically spoken in parts of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sutsilvan canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1040649 — 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: Sutsilvan Context triple: [Romansh language, hasDialect, Sutsilvan]
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A.
Huelén
Huelén is the former indigenous name for Cerro Santa Lucía, a historic hill and urban park in central Santiago, Chile.
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B.
Kameçvara
Kameçvara was a prominent king of the medieval Javanese Kediri Kingdom, remembered for his prosperous reign and association with the classic romance tale of Panji.
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C.
Sulak
Sulak is a Thai social activist and Buddhist scholar known for his advocacy of human rights, democracy, and engaged Buddhism.
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D.
Cimla
Cimla is a residential suburb and community situated near the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales.
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E.
Katchal
Katchal is a dialect of the Nicobarese language spoken by the indigenous community on Katchal Island in India’s Nicobar Islands.
- 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: Sutsilvan Target entity description: Sutsilvan is a traditional variety of the Romansh language historically spoken in parts of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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A.
Huelén
Huelén is the former indigenous name for Cerro Santa Lucía, a historic hill and urban park in central Santiago, Chile.
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B.
Kameçvara
Kameçvara was a prominent king of the medieval Javanese Kediri Kingdom, remembered for his prosperous reign and association with the classic romance tale of Panji.
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C.
Sulak
Sulak is a Thai social activist and Buddhist scholar known for his advocacy of human rights, democracy, and engaged Buddhism.
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D.
Cimla
Cimla is a residential suburb and community situated near the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales.
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E.
Katchal
Katchal is a dialect of the Nicobarese language spoken by the indigenous community on Katchal Island in India’s Nicobar Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romance lect
ⓘ
minority language variety ⓘ variety of Romansh ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Surmiran
ⓘ
Sursilvan ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | scattered villages in the Hinterrhein and Viamala areas of Graubünden ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | sometimes treated as a dialect of Surmiran ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Avers dialect
ⓘ
Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Domleschg dialect
Heinzenberg dialect ⓘ Rheinwald dialect ⓘ Schams dialect ⓘ |
| hasGlottonym | Sutsilvan self-link ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | lexical items shared with nearby German dialects ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | distinct plural endings compared to other Romansh varieties ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retention of Latin /kt/ as /ht/ in some words ⓘ |
| historicalDocumentsFrom | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenIn | northern Graubünden ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
local administration
ⓘ
religious life ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German
ⓘ
neighboring Romansh varieties ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Sursilvan–Sutsilvan–Surmiran–Puter–Vallader continuum
ⓘ
five traditional Romansh regional varieties ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | not assigned a separate ISO 639-3 code (grouped under Romansh) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European
Rhaeto-Romance languages ⓘ
surface form:
Rhaeto-Romance
Romance ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | regional minority variety in Switzerland ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | ‘below the forest’ or ‘southern forest side’ in Romansh toponymic tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Rhaeto-Romance languages ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ |
| preservationEfforts | local cultural associations in Graubünden ⓘ |
| region | Alps ⓘ |
| shiftedTo |
German
ⓘ
Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Romansh (Rumantsch Grischun)
|
| spokenIn |
Hinterrhein
ⓘ
surface form:
Hinterrhein valley
Viamala region ⓘ canton of Graubünden ⓘ |
| standardizationStatus | lacks fully standardized modern orthography ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Romansh language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Romansh-speaking minority in Hinterrhein area ⓘ |
| usedFor | local oral communication ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | limited or declining use in local primary schools ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sutsilvan Description of subject: Sutsilvan is a traditional variety of the Romansh language historically spoken in parts of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.