Atsina language
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The Atsina language is an Algonquian language historically spoken by the Gros Ventre (Atsina) people of the Northern Plains in North America, now considered extinct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atsina language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3123896 — 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: Atsina language Context triple: [Gros Ventre language, alternativeName, Atsina language]
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A.
Attié language
The Attié language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Attié people of southern Côte d'Ivoire.
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B.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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C.
Tai Aiton language
The Tai Aiton language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Tai Aiton ethnic community in northeastern India, particularly in Assam.
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D.
Arosi language
The Arosi language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Makira Island in the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Piipaash language
The Piipaash language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Piipaash (Maricopa) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
- 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: Atsina language Target entity description: The Atsina language is an Algonquian language historically spoken by the Gros Ventre (Atsina) people of the Northern Plains in North America, now considered extinct.
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A.
Attié language
The Attié language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Attié people of southern Côte d'Ivoire.
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B.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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C.
Tai Aiton language
The Tai Aiton language is a Southwestern Tai language spoken by the Tai Aiton ethnic community in northeastern India, particularly in Assam.
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D.
Arosi language
The Arosi language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Makira Island in the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Piipaash language
The Piipaash language is a Native American language of the Yuman family traditionally spoken by the Piipaash (Maricopa) people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Fort Belknap Indian Community
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
|
| branchOf |
Plains Algonquian languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Plains Algonquian
|
| classificationStatus | well-attested Algonquian language ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalAssociation |
Gros Ventre traditional narratives
ⓘ
ceremonial practices of Gros Ventre people ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
linguist Karl V. Teeter
ⓘ
linguist Leonard Bloomfield ⓘ
linked to:
Leonard Bloomfield
|
| documentedIn | field notes by linguists ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| ethnonymRelatedTo | Gros Ventre ⓘ |
| extinctionType | language shift to English ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Atsina Gros Ventre
ⓘ
Gros Ventre language ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | gros1243 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
animacy distinction
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ noun incorporation ⓘ obviative marking ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
archival recordings
ⓘ
grammatical sketches ⓘ manuscript dictionaries ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
head-marking
ⓘ
verb-final tendencies ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | historically spoken ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ats ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Algonquian
ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian languages
|
| linguisticArea | Plains linguistic area ⓘ |
| region |
North America
ⓘ
Northern Plains ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
|
| spokenBy |
Atsina people
ⓘ
Gros Ventre people ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Algic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Algic languages
|
| traditionalArea | Montana ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral tradition
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atsina language Description of subject: The Atsina language is an Algonquian language historically spoken by the Gros Ventre (Atsina) people of the Northern Plains in North America, now considered extinct.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.