Winnebago language
E320279
Winnebago language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people of the north-central United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winnebago language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3036215 — 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: Winnebago language Context triple: [Ho-Chunk language, alternateName, Winnebago language]
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A.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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B.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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C.
Osage language
The Osage language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Osage people of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
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D.
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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E.
Tataviam language
The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Tataviam people in what is now Southern 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: Winnebago language Target entity description: Winnebago language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people of the north-central United States.
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A.
Walapai language
The Walapai language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Hualapai people of northwestern Arizona.
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B.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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C.
Osage language
The Osage language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Osage people of the central United States, now the focus of revitalization and preservation efforts.
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D.
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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E.
Tataviam language
The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Tataviam people in what is now Southern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alignmentType | active–stative alignment ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ho-Chunk language
ⓘ
Hocak language ⓘ
linked to:
Hocąk language
Hocąk language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
ⓘ
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Iowa-Otoe-Missouria language
ⓘ
Kansa language ⓘ Omaha-Ponca language ⓘ
linked to:
Omaha–Ponca language
Osage language ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Winnebago ⓘ |
| hasGlottologCode | wine1240 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Winnebago ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
animacy hierarchy
ⓘ
noun incorporation ⓘ obviation system ⓘ verbal affixation for person and number ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDocumentation |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationSupport |
Ho-Chunk Nation language programs
ⓘ
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska language programs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language courses
ⓘ
immersion classes ⓘ language nests ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | win ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Siouan
ⓘ
linked to:
Siouan languages
|
| memberOf |
Siouan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Siouan languages
|
| morphologicalType |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ho-Chunk people
ⓘ
linked to:
Ho-Chunk
Winnebago people ⓘ
linked to:
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people
|
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Siouan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Siouan languages
|
| subgroup |
Mississippi Valley Siouan
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Siouan
|
| traditionalRegion |
Nebraska
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ north-central United States ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
|
| usedIn |
Ho-Chunk cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winnebago language Description of subject: Winnebago language is a Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people of the north-central United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.