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
Kota language language shift to Tamil via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kota language small speaker population via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kota language socioeconomic pressure via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Propontis Tsakonian language shift to Standard Modern Greek via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Propontis Tsakonian assimilation of Tsakonian community in Propontis via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Kalinago language language shift to European colonial languages
Kalinago language population decline of Kalinago people
Baron Kaldor no heirs to the life peerage
Ixcatec language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Catawba language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Juang language language shift to Odia via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Khwarshi language language shift to Avar via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Khwarshi language language shift to Russian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Dukes of Richmond died without legitimate male issue via predicate surface "secondCreationExtinctionReason"
Dukes of Richmond died without surviving male issue via predicate surface "thirdCreationExtinctionReason"
Bos primigenius overhunting via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Bos primigenius habitat loss via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Baron Castletown (Fitzpatrick family) lack of male heirs
Hopi language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangeredStatusCause"
Yaghnobi language shift to Tajik via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Sarikoli shift to Chinese via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Sarikoli shift to Tajik (Persian-based) standard via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Prasuni pressure from dominant regional languages via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Prasuni small speaker population via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Akhmimic Coptic replacement by other Coptic dialects
Akhmimic Coptic decline of Coptic in favor of Arabic
Khalaj language shift to Persian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Khalaj urbanization via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Khalaj intermarriage with Persian-speaking populations via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Oghur languages language shift to other Turkic and Slavic languages via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Ixcatec language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Fayyumic Coptic replacement by Arabic in Egypt
Serrano language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Serrano language colonial-era missionization via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Serrano language U.S. assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews accession of holder to the throne
Maidu language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Gule language language shift to dominant regional languages via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Qwara language language shift to Amharic via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Qwara language migration of Beta Israel to Israel via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kololo language language shift to Lozi via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Siculo-Arabic Latinization of Sicily via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Siculo-Arabic expulsion or conversion of Muslims in Sicily via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Comanche language assimilation policies in the United States via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Comanche language boarding school system in the United States via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kalapuyan languages language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Baron Arklow line became extinct via predicate surface "secondCreationExtinctionReason"
Baron Arklow no surviving male heirs via predicate surface "thirdCreationExtinctionReason"
Lipan language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Lipan language language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"