Proto-Algonquian language

E282881

Algonquian language proto-language reconstructed language

Proto-Algonquian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Algonquian language family, from which languages like Miami-Illinois, Ojibwe, and Cree are derived.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Proto-Algonquian language canonical	10
Proto-Algonquian	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2623881 — 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-Algonquian language
Context triple: [Miami-Illinois language, hasAncestor, Proto-Algonquian language]

A. Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages are a large family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Plains, including well-known languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, and Wampanoag.
B. Iroquoian languages
The Iroquoian languages are a family of indigenous North American languages historically spoken by the Iroquois and related peoples in the northeastern woodlands and southeastern regions of what is now the United States and Canada.
C. Muskogean languages
The Muskogean languages are a family of indigenous languages of the Southeastern United States, traditionally spoken by Native American peoples such as the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole.
D. Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
E. Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
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-Algonquian language
Target entity description: Proto-Algonquian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Algonquian language family, from which languages like Miami-Illinois, Ojibwe, and Cree are derived.

A. Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages are a large family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Plains, including well-known languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, and Wampanoag.
B. Iroquoian languages
The Iroquoian languages are a family of indigenous North American languages historically spoken by the Iroquois and related peoples in the northeastern woodlands and southeastern regions of what is now the United States and Canada.
C. Muskogean languages
The Muskogean languages are a family of indigenous languages of the Southeastern United States, traditionally spoken by Native American peoples such as the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole.
D. Mohawk language
The Mohawk language is an Indigenous Iroquoian language of North America, traditionally spoken by the Mohawk people in regions of what are now New York, Ontario, and Quebec.
E. Wampanoag language
The Wampanoag language is an Algonquian Native American language of the northeastern United States that has been the focus of significant revitalization efforts after having no native speakers for many generations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian language ⓘ proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ
commonAncestorOf	Arapaho language ⓘ Blackfoot language ⓘ Cheyenne language ⓘ Cree language ⓘ Fox language ⓘ Lenape language ⓘ Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language ⓘ Massachusett language ⓘ Menominee language ⓘ Miami-Illinois language ⓘ Ojibwe language ⓘ linked to: Anishinaabemowin Shawnee language ⓘ
evidenceType	comparative reconstruction of daughter languages ⓘ
glottologStatus	reconstructed ⓘ
hasDescendant	Central Algonquian languages ⓘ linked to: Central Algonquian Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ Plains Algonquian languages ⓘ linked to: Plains Algonquian
hasFeature	animate-inanimate gender system ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ obviative grammatical category ⓘ person hierarchy in grammar ⓘ polysynthetic morphology ⓘ rich inflectional system ⓘ
hasReconstruction	basic morphology ⓘ core vocabulary ⓘ phoneme inventory ⓘ
influenced	reconstruction of Proto-Algic ⓘ
ISOStatus	no ISO 639-3 code (reconstructed language) ⓘ
languageFamily	Algic ⓘ
notAttestedIn	historical documents ⓘ
partOf	Algic language family ⓘ
reconstructedBy	comparative method ⓘ
reconstructedFrom	Algonquian daughter languages ⓘ
reconstructedPhonologyBy	Leonard Bloomfield ⓘ
spokenIn	North America ⓘ
status	unattested ⓘ
studiedBy	Frank T. Siebert Jr. ⓘ Ives Goddard ⓘ
subfamilyOf	Algonquian languages ⓘ
timeDepth	several millennia before European contact in North America ⓘ
writingSystem	none ⓘ

How these facts were elicited