Makah
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Makah is an Indigenous language of the Southern Wakashan family traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makah canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5130636 — 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: Makah Context triple: [Southern Wakashan languages, includesLanguage, Makah]
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A.
Mokena
Mokena is a suburban village in Will County, Illinois, located southwest of Chicago.
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B.
Makakilo
Makakilo is a residential community on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, situated on the slopes above the ʻEwa Plain with views toward the city of Kapolei and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Mangaia
Mangaia is the southernmost and second-largest of the Cook Islands, known for its rugged limestone cliffs, ancient makatea landscape, and rich Polynesian culture.
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D.
Papagos
Papagos is a Greek surname most notably associated with Alexandros Papagos, a prominent Greek general and post–World War II prime minister.
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E.
Taiohae
Taiohae is the main village and administrative center of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, known for its large bay and role as a regional hub.
- 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: Makah Target entity description: Makah is an Indigenous language of the Southern Wakashan family traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
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A.
Mokena
Mokena is a suburban village in Will County, Illinois, located southwest of Chicago.
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B.
Makakilo
Makakilo is a residential community on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, situated on the slopes above the ʻEwa Plain with views toward the city of Kapolei and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Mangaia
Mangaia is the southernmost and second-largest of the Cook Islands, known for its rugged limestone cliffs, ancient makatea landscape, and rich Polynesian culture.
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D.
Papagos
Papagos is a Greek surname most notably associated with Alexandros Papagos, a prominent Greek general and post–World War II prime minister.
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E.
Taiohae
Taiohae is the main village and administrative center of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, known for its large bay and role as a regional hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language
ⓘ
Wakashan language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Makah Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Makah Indian Nation
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ditidaht language
ⓘ
linked to:
Nitinaht language
Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
core component of Makah identity
ⓘ
integral to Makah ceremonial life ⓘ |
| documentation |
archival field notes by linguists
ⓘ
audio recordings of elders ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Makah people ⓘ |
| glottocode | maka1318 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Makah ⓘ |
| governingBody | Makah Tribal Council ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Wakashan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Wakashan languages
|
| hasDialects | OZET dialect ⓘ |
| hasDictionary | Makah-English dictionary ⓘ |
| hasGrammarDescription | reference grammar of Makah ⓘ |
| hasOnlineResources | digital Makah language learning materials ⓘ |
| hasOrthography | community-developed practical orthography ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | myh ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Southern Wakashan
ⓘ
Wakashan ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization |
Makah language classes in schools
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Klallam language
ⓘ
Quileute language ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
ejective consonants
ⓘ
uvular consonants ⓘ |
| region |
Neah Bay, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Neah Bay
|
| spokenIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
northwestern Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| status | heritage language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Southern Wakashan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Wakashan languages
|
| syntacticFeature | head-marking morphology ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Makah Cultural and Research Center
ⓘ
Makah schools in Neah Bay ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge transmission ⓘ |
| usedBy | Makah Tribal Council in cultural programs ⓘ |
| usedIn | Makah cultural education materials ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makah Description of subject: Makah is an Indigenous language of the Southern Wakashan family traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.