Poitevin-Saintongeais

E150170

Oïl language Romance language

Poitevin-Saintongeais is a Romance language of western France, closely related to French and Occitan, traditionally spoken in the Poitou and Saintonge regions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Saintongeais	12
Poitevin-Saintongeais canonical	11
Saintongeais dialect	2
poitevin-saintongeais	2
Oïl languages	1
Poitevin-Saintongeais dialect	1
Poitevin-Saintongeais language	1
Saintongeais (historically)	1
Saintongeais (regional language)	1
saintongeais	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1307200 — 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: Poitevin-Saintongeais
Context triple: [Poitou, historicalLanguage, Poitevin-Saintongeais]

A. Breton
Breton is a Celtic language spoken primarily in Brittany, France, known for its close relation to Cornish and Welsh.
B. Auvergnat
Auvergnat is a variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in France’s Auvergne region and surrounding areas.
C. Poitou
Poitou is a historical region in western France that was a significant stronghold and cultural center for French Protestants (Huguenots) during the Reformation and subsequent religious conflicts.
D. Rouergue
Rouergue is a historic cultural region in southern France, centered around the present-day Aveyron department and known for its rural landscapes, medieval towns, and Occitan heritage.
E. Eastern Walloon
Eastern Walloon is a regional variety of the Walloon language spoken primarily in the eastern part of the Walloon-speaking area of Belgium.
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: Poitevin-Saintongeais
Target entity description: Poitevin-Saintongeais is a Romance language of western France, closely related to French and Occitan, traditionally spoken in the Poitou and Saintonge regions.

A. Breton
Breton is a Celtic language spoken primarily in Brittany, France, known for its close relation to Cornish and Welsh.
B. Auvergnat
Auvergnat is a variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in France’s Auvergne region and surrounding areas.
C. Poitou
Poitou is a historical region in western France that was a significant stronghold and cultural center for French Protestants (Huguenots) during the Reformation and subsequent religious conflicts.
D. Rouergue
Rouergue is a historic cultural region in southern France, centered around the present-day Aveyron department and known for its rural landscapes, medieval towns, and Occitan heritage.
E. Eastern Walloon
Eastern Walloon is a regional variety of the Walloon language spoken primarily in the eastern part of the Walloon-speaking area of Belgium.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oïl language ⓘ Romance language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	French language ⓘ linked to: French Occitan language ⓘ linked to: Occitan
developedFrom	Gallo-Romance ⓘ linked to: Gallo-Romance languages Vulgar Latin ⓘ
endangeredStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	parlanjhe ⓘ poitevin ⓘ poitevin-saintongeais ⓘ linked to: Poitevin-Saintongeais saintongeais ⓘ linked to: Poitevin-Saintongeais
hasDialect	Poitevin ⓘ Saintongeais ⓘ linked to: Poitevin-Saintongeais
hasEthnologueCode	pcd ⓘ
hasGlottocode	poit1242 ⓘ
hasIETFTag	pcd ⓘ
hasISOCode	pcd ⓘ
hasLexicalSimilarityWith	French language ⓘ linked to: French Occitan language ⓘ linked to: Occitan
hasLinguasphereCode	51-AAA-j ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	nasal vowels similar to French ⓘ
hasRegulatoryBody	regional cultural associations ⓘ
hasSociolinguisticSituation	language shift towards French ⓘ
hasSpeakerCommunity	rural population of Poitou ⓘ rural population of Saintonge ⓘ
influencedBy	Standard French ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan French
isRecognizedBy	UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger ⓘ
languageFamily	Indo-European languages ⓘ linked to: Indo-European language family Oïl languages ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ
partOf	Western Romance languages ⓘ linked to: Gallo-Romance languages
region	western France ⓘ
spokenIn	Angoumois ⓘ Aunis ⓘ Charente-Maritime ⓘ Deux-Sèvres ⓘ France ⓘ Poitou ⓘ Saintonge ⓘ Vendée ⓘ
status	regional language of France ⓘ
subclassOf	Gallo-Romance language ⓘ Indo-European language ⓘ
usedIn	folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ regional literature ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited