Saklan language
E427515
The Saklan language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Saclan people of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, belonging to the broader Ohlone (Costanoan) linguistic group.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saclan language | 1 |
| Saklan language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4260318 — 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: Saklan language Context triple: [Saclan, alternativeName, Saklan language]
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A.
Sakizaya language
The Sakizaya language is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken by the Sakizaya people of eastern Taiwan.
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B.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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C.
Tadaksahak language
The Tadaksahak language is a Northern Songhay language spoken primarily by the pastoralist Tadaksahak (Idaksahak) people of Mali, influenced by both Berber and Tuareg languages.
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D.
Saho language
The Saho language is an Afroasiatic Cushitic language spoken primarily by the Saho people in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
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E.
Bakumpai language
The Bakumpai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bakumpai people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Dayak and Malayic languages of Borneo.
- 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: Saklan language Target entity description: The Saklan language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Saclan people of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, belonging to the broader Ohlone (Costanoan) linguistic group.
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A.
Sakizaya language
The Sakizaya language is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken by the Sakizaya people of eastern Taiwan.
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B.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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C.
Tadaksahak language
The Tadaksahak language is a Northern Songhay language spoken primarily by the pastoralist Tadaksahak (Idaksahak) people of Mali, influenced by both Berber and Tuareg languages.
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D.
Saho language
The Saho language is an Afroasiatic Cushitic language spoken primarily by the Saho people in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
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E.
Bakumpai language
The Bakumpai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bakumpai people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Dayak and Malayic languages of Borneo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Costanoan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ Ohlone language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Saclan Costanoan
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Clara Costanoan
Saclan language ⓘ
linked to:
Saklan language
Saklan Costanoan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mission San Francisco de Asís
ⓘ
Mission San José ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | often treated as a dialect within Ohlone ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRegion |
California Indians
ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of California
|
| documentationStatus | poorly attested ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Saclan people ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
language shift to Spanish
ⓘ
missionization in Alta California ⓘ population decline from disease and colonization ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| ISOStatus | no ISO 639-3 code (not separately assigned) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Costanoan languages
ⓘ
Ohlone languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Chochenyo language
ⓘ
Karkin language ⓘ Northern Valley Yokuts languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Utian language grouping (proposed) ⓘ |
| region |
East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
linked to:
East Bay
|
| spokenBy | Saclan people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Northern Ohlone languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ohlone
|
| timePeriod | spoken prior to and during early Spanish colonial period in California ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no indigenous writing system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saklan language Description of subject: The Saklan language is an extinct Native American language once spoken by the Saclan people of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, belonging to the broader Ohlone (Costanoan) linguistic group.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saklan language