Likan Antai language
E557009
The Likan Antai language, also known as Kunza, is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño (Likan Antai) people of northern Chile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Likan Antai language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5927092 — 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: Likan Antai language Context triple: [Kunza, alternativeName, Likan Antai language]
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A.
Nalik language
The Nalik language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on New Ireland in Papua New Guinea by the Nalik people.
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B.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
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C.
Anyin language
The Anyin language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana by the Anyin people, closely related to Baoulé and other Central Tano languages.
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D.
Atsina language
The Atsina language is an Algonquian language historically spoken by the Gros Ventre (Atsina) people of the Northern Plains in North America, now considered extinct.
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E.
Tai Aiton language
The Tai Aiton language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Tai Aiton ethnic community in northeastern India, particularly in Assam.
- 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: Likan Antai language Target entity description: The Likan Antai language, also known as Kunza, is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño (Likan Antai) people of northern Chile.
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A.
Nalik language
The Nalik language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on New Ireland in Papua New Guinea by the Nalik people.
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B.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
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C.
Anyin language
The Anyin language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana by the Anyin people, closely related to Baoulé and other Central Tano languages.
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D.
Atsina language
The Atsina language is an Algonquian language historically spoken by the Gros Ventre (Atsina) people of the Northern Plains in North America, now considered extinct.
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E.
Tai Aiton language
The Tai Aiton language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Tai Aiton ethnic community in northeastern India, particularly in Assam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cunza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunza NERFINISHED ⓘ Lican Antai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andean cultures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atacama culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Atacameño identity ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Atacameño
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Likan Antai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinction | 20th century ⓘ |
| glottocode | kunz1244 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom |
Quechua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
simple consonant inventory
ⓘ
simple vowel system ⓘ |
| hasResource |
catechisms
ⓘ
grammatical notes ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community-based projects
ⓘ
cultural workshops ⓘ teaching of basic vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasSubjectField |
Andean linguistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | kuz ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Spanish ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Atacameño people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Likan Antai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Atacama Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral tradition
ⓘ
traditional rituals ⓘ |
| usedInToponymy |
place names in Antofagasta Region
ⓘ
place names in Atacama Desert ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Likan Antai language Description of subject: The Likan Antai language, also known as Kunza, is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño (Likan Antai) people of northern Chile.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.