Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
E861524
Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit is a proposed Native North American language family grouping that links the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit into a single genetic unit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athabaskan–Eyak | 2 |
| Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390014 — 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: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit Context triple: [Eyak, languageSubfamily, Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit]
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A.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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B.
Tsimshianic languages
Tsimshianic languages are a small family of Indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, especially in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
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C.
Wakashan languages
The Wakashan languages are an indigenous language family of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, traditionally spoken by several First Nations peoples in what is now British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
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D.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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E.
Salishan languages
The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- 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: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit Target entity description: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit is a proposed Native North American language family grouping that links the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit into a single genetic unit.
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A.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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B.
Tsimshianic languages
Tsimshianic languages are a small family of Indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, especially in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
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C.
Wakashan languages
The Wakashan languages are an indigenous language family of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, traditionally spoken by several First Nations peoples in what is now British Columbia and northwestern Washington.
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D.
Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
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E.
Salishan languages
The Salishan languages are a family of Indigenous languages spoken by various First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language family hypothesis
ⓘ
proposed language family ⓘ |
| basisOf |
Na-Dene hypothesis
ⓘ
linked to:
Na-Dene
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative method
ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ phonological correspondences ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Native American linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
prefixing verb structure ⓘ shared morphological patterns among member languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan language family
Eyak ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Athabaskan–Eyak
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
Tlingit ⓘ |
| includesLanguageBranch |
Northern Athabaskan
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Athabaskan languages
Pacific Coast Athabaskan ⓘ Southern Athabaskan ⓘ |
| languageFamilyMember |
Apachean languages
ⓘ
Carrier (Dakelh) ⓘ Dena’ina ⓘ
linked to:
Dena’ina people
Dene Suline (Chipewyan) ⓘ Eyak ⓘ Gwichʼin ⓘ
linked to:
Gwich’in
Hupa ⓘ Navajo ⓘ
linked to:
Navajo language
Slavey ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Jeff Leer
ⓘ
Michael Krauss ⓘ
linked to:
Michael E. Krauss
other historical linguists ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Haida language (controversially) ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alberta ⓘ Arizona ⓘ British Columbia ⓘ California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Colorado ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ Utah ⓘ Yukon ⓘ |
| status | not universally accepted ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Na-Dene ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit Description of subject: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit is a proposed Native North American language family grouping that links the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit into a single genetic unit.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
linked to: Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit