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.
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)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
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 |
|---|---|
| Bodo–Garo languages | language family branch |
| Western Tani | language subgroup |
| Wati languages | language subgroup |
| Kwaio–Kwaio subgroup languages | language subgroup |
| Kola-Kompane subgroup | language subgroup |
| Kwa branch of Niger–Congo | language family branch |
| Magaric languages | language subgroup |
| Mori Atas group | linguistic subgroup |
| Muna–Buton | language subgroup |
| Torres–Bismarck languages | language subgroup |
| Munda languages | language family branch |
| Makira languages | Oceanic languages subgroup |
| Tamangic languages | language subgroup |
| Sere–Mba languages | language subgroup |
|
WMP
surface form:
Western Malayo-Polynesian
|
linguistic subgroup |
| Kuric branch | language subgroup |
| Yuin-Kuric subgroup | language subgroup |
| Newaric languages | — |
| Sukuma–Nyamwezi languages | — |
| Admiralty linkage | language subgroup |
| Kandas–Ramoaaina languages | language subgroup |
| Sangoic languages | language subgroup |
| Central Hmongic | language subgroup |
| Eastern Hmongic | language subgroup |
| Luwic subgroup of Anatolian | language subgroup |
| Carian-Sidetic-Pisidian group | language subgroup |
| East Semitic | language subgroup |
| Kherwarian languages | language subgroup |
| North Munda | subgroup of languages |
| South Munda languages | language subgroup |
| Hill Nubian | language subgroup |
|
Zaza–Gorani (in some classifications)
surface form:
Zaza–Gorani
|
proposed language subgroup |
| Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan | language family branch |
| California Hokan | proposed language subgroup |
| Kolombangara languages | Oceanic languages subgroup |
| Barito | language subgroup |
| Gur | — |
| Taranoan | subgroup of languages |
| Parukotoan | language subgroup |
| Finno-Ugric languages | language family branch |
| North Bahnaric | language subgroup |
| Palaung–Riang languages | language subgroup |
| Angkuic languages | language subgroup |
| Waic languages | language subgroup |
| Monic languages | language subgroup |
| Central Bahnaric | language subgroup |
| Khasi-Palaungic languages | language subgroup |
| South Bahnaric | language subgroup |
| Catawban branch of Siouan | language subgroup |
| Kipchak–Nogai | language subgroup |