language family subgroup

C4276

concept

A language family subgroup is a set of closely related languages within a larger language family that share a more recent common ancestor and distinctive linguistic features.

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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
language subgroup	273
language family branch	47
proposed language subgroup	21
language family subgroup canonical	19
Oceanic languages subgroup	11
Oceanic language subgroup	10
subgroup of languages	10
linguistic subgroup	8
branch of Niger-Congo languages	3
Atlantic languages subgroup	2
Dravidian languages subgroup	2
Gur languages subgroup	2
Sami language subgroup	2
subfamily of languages	2
Aru languages subgroup	1
Dravidian subgroup	1
Italic language subgroup	1
Italic languages subgroup	1
Micronesian languages subgroup	1
Romance language subgroup	1
Semitic language subgroup	1
Uralic languages subgroup	1
hypothetical language family branch	1
indigenous language family subgroup	1
language subbranch	1
subgroup of Dravidian languages	1
subgroup of Polynesian languages	1
subgroup of Romance languages	1
subgroup of Sami languages	1
subgroup of language family	1

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction

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Input

Class: language family subgroup

Generated description

A language family subgroup is a set of closely related languages within a larger language family that share a more recent common ancestor and distinctive linguistic features.

Instances (406)

Instance	Via concept surface
North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux languages	language subgroup
Suauic languages	language subgroup
Kula – Malasanga languages surface form: Kula–Malasanga languages	language subgroup
Willaumez languages	language subgroup
Ngero – Vitiaz languages surface form: Ngero–Vitiaz languages	language subgroup
Papuan Tip linkage	language subgroup
North New Guinea linkage	language subgroup
Southern Ryukyuan languages	language subgroup
Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages	language subgroup
Tamanic languages	language subgroup
Malaita–San Cristobal languages	language subgroup
Southern Numic	language subgroup
Central Pacific	language subgroup
Maipurean languages	language family branch
Mande	branch of Niger-Congo languages
Schouten languages	language subgroup
Admiralty Islands languages	language subgroup
Celebic branch of Austronesian	language subgroup
Karluk branch	language subgroup
Tomini–Tolitoli languages	language subgroup
Malaita languages	language subgroup
Kuki-Chin-Naga	language subgroup
Gondi–Kui subgroup	language subgroup
Kolami–Naiki subgroup	language subgroup
Tibeto-Burman languages	language family branch
Manda–Pengo subgroup	language subgroup
North Germanic languages	—
Saluan–Banggai languages	language subgroup
Western Malayo-Polynesian (traditional classification)	linguistic subgroup
Alexander D. Smith surface form: Greater North Borneo language subgroup	proposed language subgroup
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages	language family branch
Western Oceanic	Oceanic language subgroup
Central Dravidian languages	language subgroup
Northern Indo-Aryan languages	language subgroup
Kota–Toda subgroup	language subgroup
Tamil–Kannada subgroup	language subgroup
Kota–Toda branch	language subgroup
Tamil–Malayalam subgroup	language subgroup
Colchidian languages	language subgroup
Ethiopian Semitic	language subgroup
Cushitic	language family branch
Tamil–Kodagu subgroup	language subgroup
Eastern Hindi languages	language subgroup
Tlapanecan languages	language subgroup
Tamil–Irula subgroup	language subgroup
Tamil–Kurumba subgroup	language subgroup
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages	language subgroup
Palaungic	subfamily of languages
Waic	language subgroup
Katuic	language family branch