Patwin
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Patwin are a Native American people of Northern California traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and speaking a Wintuan language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patwin canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T830227 — 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: Patwin Context triple: [Plains Miwok, neighboringGroup, Patwin]
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A.
Newsom
Newsom is a surname most prominently associated with American musician and songwriter Joanna Newsom.
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B.
Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
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C.
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century, often portraying memorable supporting roles.
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D.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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E.
Isaac Lankershim
Isaac Lankershim was a 19th-century landowner and businessman in Los Angeles whose real estate ventures helped shape early Hollywood and the surrounding San Fernando Valley.
- 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: Patwin Target entity description: Patwin are a Native American people of Northern California traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and speaking a Wintuan language.
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A.
Newsom
Newsom is a surname most prominently associated with American musician and songwriter Joanna Newsom.
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B.
Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
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C.
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century, often portraying memorable supporting roles.
-
D.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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E.
Isaac Lankershim
Isaac Lankershim was a 19th-century landowner and businessman in Los Angeles whose real estate ventures helped shape early Hollywood and the surrounding San Fernando Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of California ⓘ |
| academicFieldOfStudy |
anthropology
ⓘ
linguistics ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Late Horizon of Central California (associated) ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
impacted by American expansion
ⓘ
impacted by Mexican rule ⓘ impacted by Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalPractice |
seasonal ceremonial gatherings
ⓘ
use of clamshell beads as valuables (regional pattern) ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| currentStatus | federally recognized descendants in several tribes ⓘ |
| documentedBy | ethnographers of Native California ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Northern California ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedDescendantTribe |
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community
ⓘ
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal leaders and headmen (traditional) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | California genocide period in the 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Wintuan languages ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization | community-based language programs (contemporary) ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Maidu peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Maidu people
Miwok peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Miwok people
Nomlaki ⓘ Pomo peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Pomo people
|
| preContactLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| region |
Central Valley of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Valley
Sacramento Valley ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Nomlaki
ⓘ
Southern Wintun ⓘ Wintu ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| subgroupOf | Wintun people ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basketry ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean earth lodges
ⓘ
thatched structures ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Patwin language ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageFamily | Wintuan ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguagePhylum |
Penutian (proposed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Penutian languages
|
| traditionalReligion | indigenous Californian religious practices ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn gathering
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Sacramento River region
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento Valley
lower Sacramento Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patwin Description of subject: Patwin are a Native American people of Northern California traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and speaking a Wintuan language.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.