Keresan languages
E234592
Keresan languages are a small family of Native American languages spoken by the Keres Pueblo peoples of New Mexico, known for their linguistic isolation and lack of demonstrable relation to other language families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keresan languages canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109720 — 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: Keresan languages Context triple: [Ancestral Puebloans, languageFamily, Keresan languages]
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A.
Carian language
The Carian language is an extinct Anatolian Indo-European language once spoken in ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia, known primarily from inscriptions and graffiti.
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B.
Langues
Langues were the regional administrative divisions of the Knights Hospitaller, grouping members by their geographic and linguistic origins.
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C.
Limba
The Limba are one of the largest and oldest indigenous ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical role in the country’s northern regions.
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D.
Rote languages
Rote languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Rote Island and nearby areas in southeastern Indonesia.
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E.
Bel languages
Bel languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily along the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
- 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: Keresan languages Target entity description: Keresan languages are a small family of Native American languages spoken by the Keres Pueblo peoples of New Mexico, known for their linguistic isolation and lack of demonstrable relation to other language families.
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A.
Carian language
The Carian language is an extinct Anatolian Indo-European language once spoken in ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia, known primarily from inscriptions and graffiti.
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B.
Langues
Langues were the regional administrative divisions of the Knights Hospitaller, grouping members by their geographic and linguistic origins.
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C.
Limba
The Limba are one of the largest and oldest indigenous ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical role in the country’s northern regions.
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D.
Rote languages
Rote languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Rote Island and nearby areas in southeastern Indonesia.
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E.
Bel languages
Bel languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily along the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealAssociation |
Plateau linguistic area
ⓘ
surface form:
Pueblo linguistic area
|
| arealFeature |
contact with Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
contact with Tanoan languages ⓘ Zuni language ⓘ
surface form:
contact with Zuni language
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation | Puebloan cultures ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | partially documented ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Keres people ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | no demonstrable relation to other language families ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Keresan family ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Keres
ⓘ
Keresan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eastern Keres
ⓘ
Western Keres ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | group of languages including ISO 639-3 codes for individual Keres varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | isolate family ⓘ |
| languagePolicyContext | United States indigenous language revitalization ⓘ |
| linguisticResearchFocus |
language isolate classification
ⓘ
morphosyntax ⓘ phonology ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| morphologyType | polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
contrastive tone (in some varieties) ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| religiousAssociation | Pueblo ceremonial practices ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Acoma Pueblo
ⓘ
Cochiti Pueblo ⓘ Jemez Pueblo ⓘ Keres Pueblo communities ⓘ
surface form:
Keres Pueblo peoples
Laguna Pueblo ⓘ San Felipe Pueblo ⓘ Santa Ana Pueblo ⓘ Santo Domingo Pueblo ⓘ Zia Pueblo ⓘ |
| spokenIn | New Mexico ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
indigenous languages of the Americas
ⓘ
languages of the United States ⓘ |
| transmissionStatus | declining intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication within pueblos
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual speech ⓘ |
| wordOrder | verb-final tendency ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keresan languages Description of subject: Keresan languages are a small family of Native American languages spoken by the Keres Pueblo peoples of New Mexico, known for their linguistic isolation and lack of demonstrable relation to other language families.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.