Western Siouan
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UNEXPLORED
Western Siouan is a major branch of the Siouan language family that encompasses several Indigenous languages historically spoken across the central United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley Siouan | 3 |
| Western Siouan canonical | 2 |
| Western Siouan languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11929685 — 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: Western Siouan Context triple: [Quapaw language, languageBranch, Western Siouan]
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A.
Southeastern Siouan
Southeastern Siouan is a branch of the Siouan language family comprising several historically related Indigenous languages once spoken in the southeastern United States.
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B.
Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
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C.
Eastern Siouan peoples
The Eastern Siouan peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Eastern Woodlands region of North America who speak or historically spoke Siouan languages and share related cultural and historical traditions.
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D.
Plains Algonquian
Plains Algonquian is a branch of the Algonquian language family traditionally spoken by Indigenous peoples of the North American Great Plains.
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E.
Western Numic
Western Numic is a branch of the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken by Indigenous peoples in parts of the western Great Basin region of the United States.
- 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: Western Siouan Target entity description: Western Siouan is a major branch of the Siouan language family that encompasses several Indigenous languages historically spoken across the central United States.
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A.
Southeastern Siouan
Southeastern Siouan is a branch of the Siouan language family comprising several historically related Indigenous languages once spoken in the southeastern United States.
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B.
Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
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C.
Eastern Siouan peoples
The Eastern Siouan peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Eastern Woodlands region of North America who speak or historically spoke Siouan languages and share related cultural and historical traditions.
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D.
Plains Algonquian
Plains Algonquian is a branch of the Algonquian language family traditionally spoken by Indigenous peoples of the North American Great Plains.
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E.
Western Numic
Western Numic is a branch of the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken by Indigenous peoples in parts of the western Great Basin region of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Western Siouan
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linked to: Western Siouan