Quileute language
E845542
Chimakuan language
Native American language
critically endangered language
indigenous language of the United States
The Quileute language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Chimakuan family traditionally spoken by the Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quileute language canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10161608 — 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: Quileute language Context triple: [La Push, primaryLanguageHistorically, Quileute language]
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A.
Quinault language
The Quinault language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken by the Quinault people of western Washington State.
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B.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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C.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
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D.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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E.
Haida language
Haida language is an endangered Indigenous language of the Haida people of Haida Gwaii and southern Alaska, noted for its complex phonology and status as a linguistic isolate.
- 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: Quileute language Target entity description: The Quileute language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Chimakuan family traditionally spoken by the Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State.
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A.
Quinault language
The Quinault language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Salishan family traditionally spoken by the Quinault people of western Washington State.
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B.
Nooksack language
The Nooksack language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nooksack people of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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C.
Duwamish language
The Duwamish language is a nearly extinct Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Duwamish people of the Seattle area in Washington State.
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D.
Klallam language
The Klallam language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally spoken by the Klallam (S'Klallam) people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca region in Washington State and Vancouver Island.
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E.
Haida language
Haida language is an endangered Indigenous language of the Haida people of Haida Gwaii and southern Alaska, noted for its complex phonology and status as a linguistic isolate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chimakuan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ critically endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Quileute Indian Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
ⓘ
linked to:
Quileute Indian Reservation
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRole |
central to Quileute oral tradition
ⓘ
used in traditional stories and songs ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | critically endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Quileute people ⓘ |
| family |
Chimakuan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Chimakuan languages
|
| glottocode | quil1240 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
documented by linguist Leo J. Frachtenberg
ⓘ
documented by linguist Manuel J. Andrade ⓘ documented by linguist Morris Swadesh ⓘ
linked to:
Morris Swadesh
|
| hasOnlineResource | Quileute language learning materials on tribal websites ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
absence of nasal consonants
ⓘ
complex consonant clusters ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | qui ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Chimakuan ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization | community-based language programs ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | English ⓘ |
| morphologicalType |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| region |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| relatedTo | Chemakum language ⓘ |
| spokenIn | La Push, Washington ⓘ |
| status | very few fluent speakers remaining ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Quileute Tribal School ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Northwest
|
| wordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quileute language Description of subject: The Quileute language is a critically endangered Native American language of the Chimakuan family traditionally spoken by the Quileute people of the Pacific Northwest coast of Washington State.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.