Proto-Miwok
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Proto-Miwok is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Miwok languages of California, from which varieties like Northern Sierra Miwok historically developed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proto-Miwok canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18869547 — 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: Proto-Miwok Context triple: [nsq (Northern Sierra Miwok), hasAncestor, Proto-Miwok]
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A.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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B.
Southeastern Pomo
Southeastern Pomo is one of the distinct Pomoan languages traditionally spoken by the Pomo people of Northern California.
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C.
Miwokan–Costanoan
Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
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D.
Western Miwok
Western Miwok is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Coast Miwok people of northern California.
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E.
Southwestern Pomo
Southwestern Pomo, also known as Kashaya Pomo, is a Pomoan language traditionally spoken by the Kashaya people of the Sonoma County coastal region in Northern California.
- 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: Proto-Miwok Target entity description: Proto-Miwok is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Miwok languages of California, from which varieties like Northern Sierra Miwok historically developed.
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A.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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B.
Southeastern Pomo
Southeastern Pomo is one of the distinct Pomoan languages traditionally spoken by the Pomo people of Northern California.
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C.
Miwokan–Costanoan
Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
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D.
Western Miwok
Western Miwok is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Coast Miwok people of northern California.
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E.
Southwestern Pomo
Southwestern Pomo, also known as Kashaya Pomo, is a Pomoan language traditionally spoken by the Kashaya people of the Sonoma County coastal region in Northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.