Kolami–Naiki subgroup
E173503
The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kolami–Naiki subgroup canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529259 — 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: Kolami–Naiki subgroup Context triple: [South-Central Dravidian, hasSubgroup, Kolami–Naiki subgroup]
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A.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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B.
South Banda languages subgroup
The South Banda languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Bhili languages
The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
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D.
Kurukh
Kurukh is an indigenous Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Oraon tribal communities in eastern and central India.
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E.
Bhils
The Bhils are one of central India's largest indigenous Adivasi communities, known for their distinct language, rich folk traditions, and close association with forest and agrarian livelihoods.
- 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: Kolami–Naiki subgroup Target entity description: The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
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A.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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B.
South Banda languages subgroup
The South Banda languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Bhili languages
The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
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D.
Kurukh
Kurukh is an indigenous Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Oraon tribal communities in eastern and central India.
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E.
Bhils
The Bhils are one of central India's largest indigenous Adivasi communities, known for their distinct language, rich folk traditions, and close association with forest and agrarian livelihoods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Dravidian languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| characteristic |
closely related languages
ⓘ
spoken by tribal communities ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
Telugu ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| family |
Dravidian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian
|
| geographicDistribution |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Telangana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Dravidian-type verb agreement
ⓘ
postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ rich case system ⓘ suffixal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
Telugu ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Kolami
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolami language
Naiki language ⓘ Tribal languages of central India ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | agglutinative suffix chains ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
head-final syntax
ⓘ
relative clauses before head noun ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | Dravidian > Central Dravidian > Kolami–Naiki subgroup ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dravidian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian language family
|
| relatedTo |
South-Central Dravidian
ⓘ
surface form:
South-Central Dravidian languages
|
| researchField | Dravidian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| status | minority language subgroup ⓘ |
| studiedBy | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Central Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language group ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kolam people
ⓘ
Naikpod people ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari (for some languages)
ⓘ
Telugu script (for some languages) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kolami–Naiki subgroup Description of subject: The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.