Houma language
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The Houma language is an indigenous Native American language historically spoken by the Houma people of Louisiana, belonging to the Muskogean language family and now considered dormant or nearly extinct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Houma language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11929583 — 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: Houma language Context triple: [Houma people, traditionalLanguage, Houma language]
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A.
Natchez language
The Natchez language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Natchez people of the lower Mississippi Valley, notable for its complex grammar and unique status as a linguistic isolate with only distant areal ties to neighboring Muskogean languages.
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B.
Caddo language
Caddo language is an endangered Native American language historically spoken by the Caddo people of the southeastern United States, particularly in parts of present-day Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
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C.
Houaïlou language
The Houaïlou language, also known as Ajië, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Houaïlou region of New Caledonia.
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D.
Quapaw language
The Quapaw language is an endangered Native American language of the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan family, traditionally spoken by the Quapaw people of the central United States.
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E.
Biloxi language
The Biloxi language is an extinct Siouan language once spoken by the Biloxi people of the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
- 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: Houma language Target entity description: The Houma language is an indigenous Native American language historically spoken by the Houma people of Louisiana, belonging to the Muskogean language family and now considered dormant or nearly extinct.
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A.
Natchez language
The Natchez language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Natchez people of the lower Mississippi Valley, notable for its complex grammar and unique status as a linguistic isolate with only distant areal ties to neighboring Muskogean languages.
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B.
Caddo language
Caddo language is an endangered Native American language historically spoken by the Caddo people of the southeastern United States, particularly in parts of present-day Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
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C.
Houaïlou language
The Houaïlou language, also known as Ajië, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Houaïlou region of New Caledonia.
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D.
Quapaw language
The Quapaw language is an endangered Native American language of the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan family, traditionally spoken by the Quapaw people of the central United States.
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E.
Biloxi language
The Biloxi language is an extinct Siouan language once spoken by the Biloxi people of the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.