Magahi language
E179307
Magahi language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions, closely related to languages like Bhojpuri and Maithili.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magahi language canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1583302 — 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: Magahi language Context triple: [Magadhi Prakrit, ancestorOf, Magahi language]
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A.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
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B.
Logba language
The Logba language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Logba people of southeastern Ghana.
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C.
Rarámuri language
The Rarámuri language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people of northern Mexico.
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D.
Hoanya language
The Hoanya language is an extinct Austronesian language once spoken by the Hoanya people of western Taiwan and classified among the indigenous Formosan languages.
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E.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
- 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: Magahi language Target entity description: Magahi language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions, closely related to languages like Bhojpuri and Maithili.
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A.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
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B.
Logba language
The Logba language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Logba people of southeastern Ghana.
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C.
Rarámuri language
The Rarámuri language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people of northern Mexico.
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D.
Hoanya language
The Hoanya language is an extinct Austronesian language once spoken by the Hoanya people of western Taiwan and classified among the indigenous Formosan languages.
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E.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
Indo-Aryan language ⓘ language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Bhojpuri
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhojpuri language
Maithili ⓘ
surface form:
Maithili language
|
| developedFrom | Magadhi Prakrit ⓘ |
| family |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European
|
| glottologCode | maga1260 ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Magadhi Prakrit
ⓘ
Shauraseni Prakrit ⓘ |
| hasLiterature |
folk literature
ⓘ
modern printed literature ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | postpositions instead of prepositions ⓘ |
| hasNativeSpeakers | yes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrast between dental and retroflex stops ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | basic SOV word order ⓘ |
| hasWritingTradition | yes ⓘ |
| historicalScript | Kaithi script ⓘ |
| ISO639-2 | mag ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | mag ⓘ |
| languageCode | mag ⓘ |
| notOfficialLanguageOf | India at national level ⓘ |
| oftenClassifiedAs | dialect of Hindi in official classifications ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Magadh region
ⓘ
south-central Bihar ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | minority language in some Indian states ⓘ |
| regionType |
eastern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern India
|
| relatedTo |
Angika language
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
surface form:
Hindi language
|
| spokenIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ India ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| subbranch |
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Indo-Aryan
|
| subclassOf |
Bihari languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| subfamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Aryan
Indo-Iranian ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication in rural Bihar ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
regional films and songs
ⓘ
regional radio programs ⓘ |
| usesNumeralSystem | Indo-Aryan decimal numeral system ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Devanagari script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magahi language Description of subject: Magahi language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions, closely related to languages like Bhojpuri and Maithili.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.