Mainland Comox
E570910
Mainland Comox is a Coast Salish Indigenous language variety traditionally spoken in parts of coastal British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mainland Comox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6142035 — 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: Mainland Comox Context triple: [Tla’amin Nation, languageSubfamily, Mainland Comox]
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A.
Saanich
Saanich is a large district municipality on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its mix of suburban neighborhoods, rural landscapes, and extensive parks and coastline.
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B.
North Saanich
North Saanich is a coastal district municipality on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rural character, marinas, and proximity to the Victoria International Airport and BC Ferries terminal.
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C.
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam is a suburban city in British Columbia, Canada, located east of Vancouver at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers.
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D.
Ucluelet
Ucluelet is a small coastal community on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged shoreline, fishing, and ecotourism.
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E.
Squamish
Squamish is a town in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its dramatic coastal mountain scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- 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: Mainland Comox Target entity description: Mainland Comox is a Coast Salish Indigenous language variety traditionally spoken in parts of coastal British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Saanich
Saanich is a large district municipality on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its mix of suburban neighborhoods, rural landscapes, and extensive parks and coastline.
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B.
North Saanich
North Saanich is a coastal district municipality on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rural character, marinas, and proximity to the Victoria International Airport and BC Ferries terminal.
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C.
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam is a suburban city in British Columbia, Canada, located east of Vancouver at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers.
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D.
Ucluelet
Ucluelet is a small coastal community on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged shoreline, fishing, and ecotourism.
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E.
Squamish
Squamish is a town in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its dramatic coastal mountain scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language variety
ⓘ
Indigenous language variety ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Comox people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | main1270 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Mainland Comox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Coast Salish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
polysynthetic morphology
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive glottalization ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Homalco dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klahoose dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Sliammon dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | coo ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageEndangerment | critically low number of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| region | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Comox language
ⓘ
Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | coastal British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mainland Comox communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mainland Comox Description of subject: Mainland Comox is a Coast Salish Indigenous language variety traditionally spoken in parts of coastal British Columbia, Canada.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.