extinctionReason

P6998
predicate

Indicates the cause or factor responsible for an entity’s extinction.

All labels observed (25)

Label Occurrences
endangermentCause 315
extinctionCause 206
extinctionReason canonical 124

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: extinctionReason
Generated description
Indicates the cause or factor responsible for an entity’s extinction.

Sample triples (801)

Subject Object
Duke of Albany World War I anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom
Raetic language Romanization via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Raetic language language shift to Latin via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Maricopa language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Maricopa language historical assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Ipai language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangeredStatusReason"
Ipai language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangeredStatusReason"
Sicel language shift to Latin via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Sicel language shift to Ancient Greek via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Fingallian language shift to mainstream English via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Fingallian socioeconomic pressure favoring standard English via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Gaulish Romanization via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Gaulish language shift to Latin via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Baron Keynes of Tilton death of first holder without heirs via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction"
mak yong
surface form: Mak Yong
religious restrictions via predicate surface "reasonForEndangerment"
mak yong
surface form: Mak Yong
decline of traditional patronage via predicate surface "reasonForEndangerment"
California grizzly bear overhunting via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
California grizzly bear habitat loss via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
California grizzly bear conflict with European-American settlers via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Ammonite language shift to Aramaic
Ammonite language shift to Arabic
Cuneiform Luwian language shift to other Anatolian and later Greek dialects
Luwic languages language shift to Greek
Luwic languages language shift to other regional languages
Nabataean Arabic replacement by Classical Arabic via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Wôpanâak colonial language suppression via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Wôpanâak English language dominance via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Shawnee language historical assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Shawnee language English language dominance via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Dukes of Douglas death without legitimate male heir via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction"
Cari
surface form: Cari language
population decline of Cari people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Cari
surface form: Cari language
language shift to other Great Andamanese varieties via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Bo
surface form: Bo (Great Andamanese language)
language shift to other Great Andamanese varieties and Hindi via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Gros Ventre language English language shift via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Gros Ventre language boarding school policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Gros Ventre language intergenerational transmission decline via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Earl of Beaconsfield death of Benjamin Disraeli without surviving issue via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction"
South Picene language language shift to Latin via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Upland Yuman language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tipai language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tipai language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Votic language language shift to Russian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Votic language assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Livonian language language shift to Latvian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Livonian language assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Livonian language World War II population losses via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Ume Sami language shift to Swedish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Coahuiltecan languages colonial disruption via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Coahuiltecan languages epidemic disease via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Coahuiltecan languages cultural assimilation via predicate surface "extinctionCause"