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evidentiality

linguistic indication of the nature of evidence for a given statement, often using modal verbs
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evidentiality

Summary

evidentiality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (860 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • evidentiality is a type of grammatical category[2].
  • evidentiality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Evidence[3].
  • evidentiality's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EVID'}[4].
  • evidentiality's uses is recorded as modal verb[5].

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Definition and Type

evidentiality is a type of grammatical category[2].

Why It Matters

evidentiality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (860 views/month).[1] evidentiality has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] evidentiality is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). evidentiality. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/evidentiality
MLA “evidentiality.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/evidentiality.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_evidentiality_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{evidentiality}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/evidentiality}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → grammatical category
    Uses → modal verb
    Topic's main category → Category:Evidence
    Uses → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537481105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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