Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)
E280870
Native North American language macro-family
hypothetical language macro-family
proposed language family
Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) is a proposed large Native North American language macro-family that would group the Siouan languages together with other families such as Iroquoian and Caddoan based on suggested historical relationships.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macro-Siouan (proposed) | 2 |
| Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) canonical | 1 |
| Siouan–Catawban macro-family (proposed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2593803 — 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: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) Context triple: [Siouan languages, languageBranchOf, Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)]
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A.
Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
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B.
Cordilleran languages
Cordilleran languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the mountainous Cordillera region of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
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E.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
- 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: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) Target entity description: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) is a proposed large Native North American language macro-family that would group the Siouan languages together with other families such as Iroquoian and Caddoan based on suggested historical relationships.
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A.
Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
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B.
Cordilleran languages
Cordilleran languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the mountainous Cordillera region of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
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E.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native North American language macro-family
ⓘ
hypothetical language macro-family ⓘ proposed language family ⓘ |
| acceptanceByLinguists | limited ⓘ |
| basisOfProposal |
comparative linguistic evidence
ⓘ
lexical similarities ⓘ morphological parallels ⓘ phonological correspondences ⓘ suggested historical relationships ⓘ |
| classificationType | genetic classification hypothesis ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Caddoan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Caddoan languages
Iroquoian language family ⓘ
linked to:
Iroquoian languages
Siouan language family ⓘ
linked to:
Siouan languages
|
| evidenceStatus | insufficient for consensus ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
central North America
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Macro-Siouan hypothesis ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Caddoan languages
ⓘ
Iroquoian languages ⓘ Siouan languages ⓘ |
| hasProposedSubgroup |
Caddoan
ⓘ
linked to:
Caddo
Iroquoian ⓘ
linked to:
Iroquoian languages
Siouan–Catawban ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Siouan
|
| includesLanguagesSpokenBy | various Native American peoples ⓘ |
| languageFamilyType | indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
major standard classifications such as Ethnologue
ⓘ
major standard classifications such as Glottolog ⓘ |
| proposedRelationshipBetween |
Caddoan languages
ⓘ
Iroquoian languages ⓘ Siouan languages ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
language macro-family
ⓘ
language phylum ⓘ |
| researchField |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| scope | large-scale language grouping ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
ⓘ
hypothetical ⓘ not widely accepted ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate in Americanist linguistics ⓘ |
| timeDepth | remote prehistory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) Description of subject: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) is a proposed large Native North American language macro-family that would group the Siouan languages together with other families such as Iroquoian and Caddoan based on suggested historical relationships.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)
linked to: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)
linked to: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)