Timbisha language
E1035003
The Timbisha language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Timbisha Shoshone people of the Death Valley region in California and Nevada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timbisha language canonical | 3 |
| Panamint (Timbisha) dialect | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13298976 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timbisha language Context triple: [Central Numic, hasMember, Timbisha language]
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A.
Mojave language
The Mojave language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Mojave people along the lower Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
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B.
Tanoan languages
The Tanoan languages are a family of Native American languages spoken by several Pueblo and related Indigenous groups in the Southwestern United States.
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C.
Modoc language
The Modoc language is an endangered Native American tongue of the Plateau Penutian family traditionally spoken by the Modoc people of northern California and southern Oregon.
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D.
Washoe language
The Washoe language is a critically endangered Native American language isolate traditionally spoken by the Washoe people of the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada.
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E.
Quechan language
The Quechan language is a Native American language spoken by the Quechan (Yuma) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timbisha language Target entity description: The Timbisha language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Timbisha Shoshone people of the Death Valley region in California and Nevada.
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A.
Mojave language
The Mojave language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Mojave people along the lower Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
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B.
Tanoan languages
The Tanoan languages are a family of Native American languages spoken by several Pueblo and related Indigenous groups in the Southwestern United States.
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C.
Modoc language
The Modoc language is an endangered Native American tongue of the Plateau Penutian family traditionally spoken by the Modoc people of northern California and southern Oregon.
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D.
Washoe language
The Washoe language is a critically endangered Native American language isolate traditionally spoken by the Washoe people of the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada.
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E.
Quechan language
The Quechan language is a Native American language spoken by the Quechan (Yuma) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Uto-Aztecan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established within Central Numic ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Comanche language
ⓘ
Shoshoni language ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| documentedIn | linguistic fieldwork notes and grammars ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Timbisha Shoshone
ⓘ
linked to:
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Panamint
ⓘ
Timbisha Shoshone ⓘ
linked to:
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
Tümpisa ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral tradition
ⓘ
place names in Death Valley region ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | timb1256 ⓘ |
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | North America ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | head-marking ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
|
| hasStressPattern | predictable stress system ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | par ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Uto-Aztecan
|
| region |
Great Basin
ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Timbisha Shoshone people
ⓘ
linked to:
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
|
| spokenIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Death Valley ⓘ Nevada ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Numic languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Central Numic ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Death Valley National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Death Valley National Park (partial)
|
| usedBy | elders in the Timbisha Shoshone community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
traditional narratives ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timbisha language Description of subject: The Timbisha language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Timbisha Shoshone people of the Death Valley region in California and Nevada.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Timbisha language