Ijo language
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UNEXPLORED
The Ijo language is a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily by the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta region in southern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ijo language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16958364 — 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: Ijo language Context triple: [Kolokuma Ijo, subclassOf, Ijo language]
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A.
Ibibio language
The Ibibio language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in southeastern Nigeria by the Ibibio ethnic group and closely related to other Lower Cross River languages.
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B.
Igala language
Igala language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in central Nigeria by the Igala people, closely related to Yoruba and other Defoid languages.
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C.
Urhobo language
The Urhobo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria, especially in Delta State.
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D.
Otukpo language
The Otukpo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Otukpo people of central Nigeria and is part of the Idomoid branch.
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E.
Ikposo language
The Ikposo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Akposso people of Togo and neighboring regions.
- 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: Ijo language Target entity description: The Ijo language is a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily by the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta region in southern Nigeria.
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A.
Ibibio language
The Ibibio language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in southeastern Nigeria by the Ibibio ethnic group and closely related to other Lower Cross River languages.
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B.
Igala language
Igala language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in central Nigeria by the Igala people, closely related to Yoruba and other Defoid languages.
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C.
Urhobo language
The Urhobo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria, especially in Delta State.
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D.
Otukpo language
The Otukpo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Otukpo people of central Nigeria and is part of the Idomoid branch.
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E.
Ikposo language
The Ikposo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Akposso people of Togo and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.