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 |
| causeOfExtinction | 50 |
| endangeredStatusReason | 19 |
| causeOfEndangerment | 17 |
| isEndangeredBecauseOf | 11 |
| reasonForExtinction | 9 |
| endangeredStatusCause | 8 |
| endangeredDueTo | 7 |
| titleExtinctionReason | 5 |
| causesExtinctionOf | 4 |
| possibleExtinctionDrivers | 4 |
| likelyExtinctionCauses | 3 |
| massExtinctionCauses | 3 |
| causeOfNearExtinction | 2 |
| endangeredBecause | 2 |
| hasExtinctionCause | 2 |
| reasonForEndangerment | 2 |
| secondCreationExtinctionReason | 2 |
| thirdCreationExtinctionReason | 2 |
| causeOfExtinctionInTVSeries | 1 |
| causeOfImpendingExtinction | 1 |
| extinctReason | 1 |
| extinctionReasonHypothesis | 1 |
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" ⓘ |