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
Chimuan languages language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Chimuan languages Spanish colonization of Peru via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Tuu languages language shift to Bantu languages via predicate surface "causeOfEndangerment"
Tuu languages language shift to Afrikaans via predicate surface "causeOfEndangerment"
Tuu languages sociopolitical marginalization of speakers via predicate surface "causeOfEndangerment"
Tuu languages displacement of hunter-gatherer communities via predicate surface "causeOfEndangerment"
Torwali language shift to Pashto via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Torwali language shift to Urdu via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Bungee (Bungi) shift to Standard Canadian English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Bungee (Bungi) assimilation policies in Canada via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kitanemuk language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Kitanemuk language language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Cupeno language
surface form: Cupeño language
language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Cupeno language
surface form: Cupeño language
forced relocation of Cupeño people via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tutelo language language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Tutelo language assimilation into neighboring tribes via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Tutelo language population decline of Tutelo people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos death of 3rd Duke without male heirs via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction"
Northern Unami colonial displacement of Lenape people via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Northern Unami language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Dongxiang language increasing dominance of Mandarin Chinese in education and media via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Mogholi language language shift to Persian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Mogholi language language shift to Dari via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Mogholi language small speaker population via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kangjia language language shift to Chinese via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Duwamish language colonization via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Duwamish language English language dominance via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Duwamish language assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Orok language language shift to Russian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Hezhen language language shift to Chinese via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Hezhen language assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Hitchiti language language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Hitchiti language language shift to Creek via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Uncompahgre Ute language shift to English via predicate surface "endangeredDueTo"
Baron Joseph no hereditary succession for life peerages
Tubatulabal language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tubatulabal language historical assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tai Khamyang language language shift to Assamese via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Mono
surface form: Mono language
language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Opata language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Uralic > Sami > Eastern Sami > Ter Sámi
surface form: Ter Sámi
language shift to Russian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Uralic > Sami > Eastern Sami > Ter Sámi
surface form: Ter Sámi
assimilation policies in the Soviet Union via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Chiquihuitlán Mazatec language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
1st Baronet Barrie
surface form: Barrie baronetcy of Adelphi Terrace
death of first baronet without issue via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction"
Bo people disease via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Bo people loss of land via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Bo people colonial contact via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Late Sabaic replacement by Arabic
Sekani language language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
House Reyne of Castamere rebellion crushed by House Lannister via predicate surface "extinctionCause"