Bantoid languages
E126042
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bantoid languages canonical | 19 |
| Ekoid languages | 4 |
| Mambiloid languages | 2 |
| Bantoid–Cross languages | 1 |
| Bantu J languages | 1 |
| Beboid languages | 1 |
| Bendi languages | 1 |
| Dakoid languages | 1 |
| Momo languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1082363 — 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: Bantoid languages Context triple: [Sesotho, languageFamily, Bantoid languages]
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A.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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B.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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C.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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D.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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E.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
- 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: Bantoid languages Target entity description: The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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A.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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B.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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C.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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D.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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E.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo languages
ⓘ
language branch ⓘ language group ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo language family
|
| classificationStatus | well-established within Niger-Congo ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Central Africa
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ West Africa ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| hasFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguage |
Bamileke languages
ⓘ
Duala ⓘ Ganda ⓘ Kinyarwanda ⓘ Lingala ⓘ Mambila language ⓘ Shona ⓘ Swahili language ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
Xhosa ⓘ Zulu ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Bantoid languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Beboid languages
Bantoid languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ekoid languages
Grassfields languages ⓘ Jarawan languages ⓘ Bantoid languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mambiloid languages
Tivoid languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| includes |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Northern Bantoid languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Bantoid languages
|
| isMajorComponentOf | sub-Saharan Africa linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo
|
| partOf |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo language family
|
| spokenIn |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Burundi ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ Congo ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Malawi ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Benue-Congo languages
|
| typology |
mostly agglutinative languages
ⓘ
mostly tonal languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bantoid languages Description of subject: The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ekoid languages
this entity surface form:
Momo languages
this entity surface form:
Bantu J languages
this entity surface form:
Ekoid languages
this entity surface form:
Mambiloid languages
this entity surface form:
Beboid languages
this entity surface form:
Dakoid languages
this entity surface form:
Ekoid languages
this entity surface form:
Ekoid languages
this entity surface form:
Mambiloid languages
this entity surface form:
Bendi languages
this entity surface form:
Bantoid–Cross languages