California Penutian languages
E96547
California Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Penutian languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T830144 — 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: California Penutian languages Context triple: [Penutian languages, hasSubgroup, California Penutian languages]
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A.
California linguistic area
The California linguistic area is a region of North America where diverse indigenous languages, including the Utian family, share convergent structural features due to long-term contact and diffusion.
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B.
Ohlone languages
Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
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C.
Yokutsan languages
Yokutsan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Yokuts people of California’s Central Valley.
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D.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
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E.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
- 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: California Penutian languages Target entity description: California Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.
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A.
California linguistic area
The California linguistic area is a region of North America where diverse indigenous languages, including the Utian family, share convergent structural features due to long-term contact and diffusion.
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B.
Ohlone languages
Ohlone languages are a group of closely related indigenous languages traditionally spoken by the Ohlone people of the central California coast.
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C.
Yokutsan languages
Yokutsan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Yokuts people of California’s Central Valley.
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D.
Central Pacific languages
Central Pacific languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken mainly in Fiji, Rotuma, and parts of Polynesia, including Fijian and various Polynesian languages.
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E.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Penutian languages subgroup
ⓘ
proposed language subgroup ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
California Penutian
ⓘ
California branch of Penutian ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
Central California
ⓘ
surface form:
central California
Northern California ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
|
| hasPart |
Bay Miwok
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Miwok language
Central Sierra Miwok ⓘ Coast Miwok ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Miwok language
Siuslaw language ⓘ
surface form:
Colusa language
Costanoan languages ⓘ Delta Yokuts ⓘ Kern River Yokuts ⓘ
surface form:
Foothill Yokuts
Hill Patwin ⓘ Konkow language ⓘ Miwok languages ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Miwok language
Maidu language ⓘ Maiduan languages ⓘ Miwok languages ⓘ Miwokan–Costanoan ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok–Costanoan languages
Nisenan language ⓘ Nomlaki dialects ⓘ Nomlaki language ⓘ Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ Northern Valley Yokuts ⓘ Ohlone languages ⓘ Patwin language ⓘ Plains Miwok ⓘ
surface form:
Plains Miwok language
River Patwin ⓘ Sierra Miwok ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Miwok languages
Maidu language ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Maidu language
Southern Sierra Miwok ⓘ Southern Valley Yokuts ⓘ Wintu dialects ⓘ Wintu language ⓘ Wintuan languages ⓘ Yok-Utian languages ⓘ Yokutsan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Yokuts languages
Yokutsan languages ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy | indigenous peoples of California ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | proposed ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| partlyCoincidesWith | Yok-Utian hypothesis ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| studiedBy |
Alfred L. Kroeber
ⓘ
surface form:
linguist Alfred L. Kroeber
linguist Roland B. Dixon ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Penutian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Penutian language family
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: California Penutian languages Description of subject: California Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family comprising several indigenous languages historically spoken in what is now the state of California.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.