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
Achumawi language historical assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Eastern Ter Sami language shift to Russian via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Eastern Ter Sami assimilation policies in the Soviet Union via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Eastern Ter Sami urbanization and migration from traditional areas via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Southern Yana colonial violence and displacement via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Southern Yana language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Awaswas language colonial disruption and assimilation via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Awaswas language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Awaswas language later language shift to English via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Mutsun language colonial disruption and missionization in California via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Mutsun language language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Mutsun language later language shift to English via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Illyrian language language shift to Latin
Illyrian language language shift to early Slavic languages
Ume Sami language language shift to Swedish via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Ume Sami language assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Palewyami language shift to English and Spanish via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Mammoth climate change at end of Ice Age via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Mammoth human hunting pressure via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Aka-Bea population decline of Aka-Bea people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Bea colonial impact via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Bea language shift to other languages via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Jeru language shift to Hindi and other dominant languages via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Naukan Yupik language language shift to Russian via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Aka-Kede population decline of Great Andamanese people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Kede language shift to other languages via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Baron Baltimore lack of legitimate male heirs
Misantla Totonac intergenerational break in transmission via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Aka-Kora population decline of Kora people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Kora language shift to other Great Andamanese varieties and to Hindi via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Bale population decline of Aka-Bale people via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Aka-Bale colonial impact on Andamanese peoples via predicate surface "extinctionCause"
Qimant language shift to Amharic via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Qimant urbanization via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Qimant intermarriage via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Qimant lack of intergenerational transmission via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kemantney language shift to Amharic via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Tasmanian languages disease via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Tasmanian languages violence and dispossession via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Tasmanian languages language shift to English via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction"
Late Devonian global cooling via predicate surface "possibleExtinctionDrivers"
Late Devonian oceanic anoxia via predicate surface "possibleExtinctionDrivers"
Late Devonian sea-level change via predicate surface "possibleExtinctionDrivers"
Late Devonian terrestrial plant expansion affecting weathering and nutrients via predicate surface "possibleExtinctionDrivers"
Mesmes language language shift to Inor
Mesmes language language shift to Amharic
House of Saxe-Eisenach male line died out in 1741
Kisan language language shift to Odia via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kisan language language shift to Hindi via predicate surface "endangermentCause"
Kisan language language shift to Sadri via predicate surface "endangermentCause"