Upper Umpqua language
E445115
The Upper Umpqua language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Upper Umpqua people of southwestern Oregon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Umpqua language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4476170 — 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: Upper Umpqua language Context triple: [Oregon Penutian languages, hasMember, Upper Umpqua language]
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A.
Klamath–Modoc language
The Klamath–Modoc language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Klamath and Modoc peoples of southern Oregon and northern California.
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B.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
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C.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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D.
Wasco-Wishram language
The Wasco-Wishram language is a nearly extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family traditionally spoken along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Coosan languages
The Coosan languages are a small group of closely related, now-extinct Native American languages once spoken along the southern Oregon coast.
- 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: Upper Umpqua language Target entity description: The Upper Umpqua language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Upper Umpqua people of southwestern Oregon.
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A.
Klamath–Modoc language
The Klamath–Modoc language is an endangered Native American language traditionally spoken by the Klamath and Modoc peoples of southern Oregon and northern California.
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B.
Kalapuyan languages
The Kalapuyan languages are a small group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
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C.
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is an extinct Native American language once spoken along the central Oregon coast, often classified within the proposed Penutian language family.
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D.
Wasco-Wishram language
The Wasco-Wishram language is a nearly extinct Native American language of the Chinookan family traditionally spoken along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Coosan languages
The Coosan languages are a small group of closely related, now-extinct Native American languages once spoken along the southern Oregon coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicity | Upper Umpqua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | no native speakers remaining ⓘ |
| Glottocode | uppe1435 ⓘ |
| GlottologReferenceName | Upper Umpqua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Upper Umpqua Apache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Umpqua Athabaskan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Umpqua Athabaskan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Umpqua Athapascan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
limited grammatical notes
ⓘ
wordlists ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassification |
Oregon Athabaskan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast Athabaskan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
head-marking
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| isEndangeredStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | xup ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Oregon Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Na-Dene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Kalapuya languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Umpqua language NERFINISHED ⓘ Molala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Takelma language ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | contrastive tone absent ⓘ |
| region | Umpqua River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chetco language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galice language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hupa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolowa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tututni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Cow Creek band of Umpqua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Umpqua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southwestern Oregon ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Athabaskan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dené–Yeniseian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Na-Dene languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByTribe | Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper Umpqua language Description of subject: The Upper Umpqua language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Upper Umpqua people of southwestern Oregon.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.