Sac and Fox language
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The Sac and Fox language is an Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples of the central United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sac and Fox language canonical | 3 |
| Fox–Kickapoo language group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T784373 — 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: Sac and Fox language Context triple: [Sauk people, nativeLanguage, Sac and Fox language]
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A.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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B.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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E.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
- 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: Sac and Fox language Target entity description: The Sac and Fox language is an Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples of the central United States.
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A.
Kickapoo language
Kickapoo language is an endangered Central Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Kickapoo people in parts of the United States and Mexico.
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B.
Shawnee language
The Shawnee language is a Native American language traditionally spoken by the Shawnee people, belonging to the Central Algonquian branch and now considered endangered.
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C.
Gros Ventre language
Gros Ventre is an endangered Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) people of north-central Montana in the United States.
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D.
Yavapai language
The Yavapai language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Yavapai people of central and western Arizona.
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E.
Arapaho language
The Arapaho language is an endangered Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Arapaho people of the Great Plains, primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fox language
ⓘ
Meskwaki language ⓘ Mesquakie language ⓘ
linked to:
Meskwaki language
Sauk language ⓘ Sauk-Fox language ⓘ
linked to:
Sauk language
|
| basicWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Fox language
ⓘ
Kickapoo language ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of Meskwaki identity
ⓘ
marker of Sauk identity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Meskwaki
ⓘ
linked to:
Meskwaki (Fox)
Sac and Fox Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma
Sauk ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Meskwaki dialect
ⓘ
linked to:
Meskwaki language
Sauk dialect ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sauk1251 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | sac ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 62-ADA-a ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Algic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Algic languages
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageTypology | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Algonquian linguistic area
ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian languages
|
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant system ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community language classes
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ school-based language programs ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Fox people
ⓘ
Meskwaki people ⓘ
linked to:
Meskwaki (Fox)
Sauk people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Iowa
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Central Algonquian languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Algonquian
|
| traditionalRegion |
central United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Central United States
|
| usedIn |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ tribal governance ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sac and Fox language Description of subject: The Sac and Fox language is an Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples of the central United States.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sac and Fox language