Kalahari (variant spelling)
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Kalahari (variant spelling) is an alternative form of the name for the Kalabari language, an Ijoid language spoken by the Kalabari people of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kalahari (variant spelling) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16767546 — 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: Kalahari (variant spelling) Context triple: [Kalabari language, alternativeName, Kalahari (variant spelling)]
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A.
Kalahari Khoe
Kalahari Khoe is a branch of the Khoe language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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B.
Eastern Kalahari Khoe
Eastern Kalahari Khoe is a subgroup of the Khoe languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the eastern Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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C.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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D.
Western Kalahari Khoe
Western Kalahari Khoe is a subgroup of the Khoe languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the western Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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E.
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna in southern Africa known for its red dunes, sparse vegetation, and unique wildlife adapted to its dry conditions.
- 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: Kalahari (variant spelling) Target entity description: Kalahari (variant spelling) is an alternative form of the name for the Kalabari language, an Ijoid language spoken by the Kalabari people of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
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A.
Kalahari Khoe
Kalahari Khoe is a branch of the Khoe language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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B.
Eastern Kalahari Khoe
Eastern Kalahari Khoe is a subgroup of the Khoe languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the eastern Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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C.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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D.
Western Kalahari Khoe
Western Kalahari Khoe is a subgroup of the Khoe languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the western Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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E.
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna in southern Africa known for its red dunes, sparse vegetation, and unique wildlife adapted to its dry conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.