Costanoan languages
E73823
The Costanoan languages are a group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken along the central coast of California.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costanoan languages canonical | 11 |
| Costanoan language | 2 |
| Costanoan dialect continuum | 1 |
| Costanoan linguistic group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589845 — 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: Costanoan languages Context triple: [Utian languages, hasBranch, Costanoan languages]
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Carolinean languages
Carolinean languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages traditionally spoken in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia.
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C.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Celebic languages
Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.
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E.
Zenati languages
The Zenati languages are a branch of the Berber language family spoken primarily in North Africa, especially across parts of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
- 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: Costanoan languages Target entity description: The Costanoan languages are a group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken along the central coast of California.
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Carolinean languages
Carolinean languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages traditionally spoken in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia.
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C.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Celebic languages
Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.
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E.
Zenati languages
The Zenati languages are a branch of the Berber language family spoken primarily in North Africa, especially across parts of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ohlone languages
ⓘ
Ohlonean languages ⓘ
linked to:
Ohlone languages
|
| arealAssociation | California linguistic area ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted as part of Utian ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalAssociation |
Ohlone culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohlone peoples
|
| declineCause |
Spanish colonization of California
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ language shift to Spanish ⓘ missionization ⓘ |
| documentationBy | linguists ⓘ |
| documentationSource |
field notes
ⓘ
mission records ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Ohlone
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohlone peoples
|
| extinctionPattern | most varieties extinct by 20th century ⓘ |
| geographicExtent |
Big Sur coast region
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Sur region of California
Monterey Bay area ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Bay region
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Awaswas
ⓘ
Chochenyo ⓘ Karkin ⓘ Mutsun ⓘ Ramaytush ⓘ Rumsen ⓘ Tamyen ⓘ |
| historicalEra | pre-contact California ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | individual Costanoan languages may have separate ISO 639-3 codes ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Utian languages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyColor | American ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageFamilies |
Esselen language
ⓘ
Miwok languages ⓘ Salinan language ⓘ Yokuts languages ⓘ
linked to:
Yokutsan languages
|
| region | North America ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Costanoan people
ⓘ
Ohlone people ⓘ
linked to:
Ohlone peoples
|
| spokenIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
central coast of California ⓘ |
| status | mostly extinct ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Utian language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Utian languages
|
| writingSystem | Latin script (for modern documentation) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Costanoan languages Description of subject: The Costanoan languages are a group of closely related, now mostly extinct Native American languages once spoken along the central coast of California.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Costanoan languages
linked to: Costanoan languages
linked to: Costanoan languages