Proto-Algonquian language
E282881
Proto-Algonquian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Algonquian language family, from which languages like Miami-Illinois, Ojibwe, and Cree are derived.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Algonquian language canonical | 7 |
| Proto-Algonquian | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2623881 — 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-Algonquian language Context triple: [Miami-Illinois language, hasAncestor, Proto-Algonquian language]
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A.
Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages are a large family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Plains, including well-known languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, and Wampanoag.
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B.
Iroquoian languages
The Iroquoian languages are a family of indigenous North American languages historically spoken by the Iroquois and related peoples in the northeastern woodlands and southeastern regions of what is now the United States and Canada.
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C.
Muskogean languages
The Muskogean languages are a family of indigenous languages of the Southeastern United States, traditionally spoken by Native American peoples such as the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole.
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D.
Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
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E.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
- 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-Algonquian language Target entity description: Proto-Algonquian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Algonquian language family, from which languages like Miami-Illinois, Ojibwe, and Cree are derived.
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A.
Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages are a large family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Plains, including well-known languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, and Wampanoag.
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B.
Iroquoian languages
The Iroquoian languages are a family of indigenous North American languages historically spoken by the Iroquois and related peoples in the northeastern woodlands and southeastern regions of what is now the United States and Canada.
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C.
Muskogean languages
The Muskogean languages are a family of indigenous languages of the Southeastern United States, traditionally spoken by Native American peoples such as the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole.
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D.
Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
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E.
Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| commonAncestorOf |
Arapaho language
ⓘ
Blackfoot language ⓘ Cheyenne language ⓘ Cree language ⓘ Fox language ⓘ Lenape language ⓘ Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ Massachusett language ⓘ Menominee language ⓘ Miami-Illinois language ⓘ Anishinaabemowin ⓘ
surface form:
Ojibwe language
Shawnee language ⓘ |
| evidenceType | comparative reconstruction of daughter languages ⓘ |
| glottologStatus | reconstructed ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Central Algonquian
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surface form:
Central Algonquian languages
Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ Plains Algonquian ⓘ
surface form:
Plains Algonquian languages
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| hasFeature |
animate-inanimate gender system
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complex verb morphology ⓘ obviative grammatical category ⓘ person hierarchy in grammar ⓘ polysynthetic morphology ⓘ rich inflectional system ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
basic morphology
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core vocabulary ⓘ phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| influenced | reconstruction of Proto-Algic ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no ISO 639-3 code (reconstructed language) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algic ⓘ |
| notAttestedIn | historical documents ⓘ |
| partOf | Algic language family ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom | Algonquian daughter languages ⓘ |
| reconstructedPhonologyBy | Leonard Bloomfield ⓘ |
| spokenIn | North America ⓘ |
| status | unattested ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Frank T. Siebert Jr.
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Ives Goddard ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | several millennia before European contact in North America ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Algonquian language Description of subject: Proto-Algonquian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Algonquian language family, from which languages like Miami-Illinois, Ojibwe, and Cree are derived.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proto-Algonquian
this entity surface form:
Proto-Algonquian
this entity surface form:
Proto-Algonquian
subject surface form:
Unami language