Chiwere language
E320281
The Chiwere language is a nearly extinct Siouan language historically spoken by the Otoe-Missouria and Iowa (Ioway) tribes of the central United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chiwere language canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3036237 — 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: Chiwere language Context triple: [Ho-Chunk language, relatedLanguage, Chiwere language]
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A.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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B.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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C.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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D.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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E.
Ngbandi language
The Ngbandi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being the linguistic source of the trade language Sango.
- 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: Chiwere language Target entity description: The Chiwere language is a nearly extinct Siouan language historically spoken by the Otoe-Missouria and Iowa (Ioway) tribes of the central United States.
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A.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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B.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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C.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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D.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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E.
Ngbandi language
The Ngbandi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being the linguistic source of the trade language Sango.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chiwere
ⓘ
Otoe-Missouria-Iowa language ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa-Otoe-Missouria language
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ho-Chunk language
ⓘ
Kansa language ⓘ Omaha-Ponca language ⓘ
linked to:
Omaha–Ponca language
Osage language ⓘ |
| documentedIn | word lists collected by early American linguists and missionaries ⓘ |
| glottocode | iowa1245 ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
derivational verb morphology
ⓘ
number marking on verbs ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ use of postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
active–stative alignment (in some analyses)
ⓘ
head-marking ⓘ polysynthetic morphology ⓘ verb-heavy morphology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticRelation | part of the wider Siouan–Catawban family (in some classifications) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iowa dialect
ⓘ
Otoe dialect ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ rich consonant system including stops, fricatives, and nasals ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
dictionary compilation ⓘ documentation projects ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenBy |
Iowa tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa (Ioway) tribe
Ioway tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Ioway people
Otoe-Missouria tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians
|
| historicalRegion |
Iowa
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ central United States ⓘ
linked to:
Central United States
|
| ISO639-3Code | iow ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| status | nearly extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Missouri River Siouan
ⓘ
linked to:
Otoe
|
| typicalBasicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup |
Iowa people
ⓘ
Missouria people ⓘ
linked to:
Missouria
Otoe people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chiwere language Description of subject: The Chiwere language is a nearly extinct Siouan language historically spoken by the Otoe-Missouria and Iowa (Ioway) tribes of the central United States.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.