Kurumba languages
E202768
The Kurumba languages are a group of closely related Dravidian tribal languages spoken primarily by the Kurumba people in parts of southern India, especially in the Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurumba languages canonical | 3 |
| Kurumba language | 1 |
| Pal Kurumba language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802442 — 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: Kurumba languages Context triple: [Southern Dravidian, includes, Kurumba languages]
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Ubangian languages
The Ubangian languages are a group of closely related languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and surrounding regions, often considered a branch of the Niger–Congo or an independent language family.
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C.
Laiyolo–Kaili languages
The Laiyolo–Kaili languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their shared linguistic features within the broader Celebic branch.
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D.
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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E.
Koman languages
The Koman languages are a small group of closely related, lesser-known languages spoken primarily along the Ethiopia–South Sudan border and classified within the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.
- 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: Kurumba languages Target entity description: The Kurumba languages are a group of closely related Dravidian tribal languages spoken primarily by the Kurumba people in parts of southern India, especially in the Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions.
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A.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
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B.
Ubangian languages
The Ubangian languages are a group of closely related languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and surrounding regions, often considered a branch of the Niger–Congo or an independent language family.
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C.
Laiyolo–Kaili languages
The Laiyolo–Kaili languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their shared linguistic features within the broader Celebic branch.
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D.
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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E.
Koman languages
The Koman languages are a small group of closely related, lesser-known languages spoken primarily along the Ethiopia–South Sudan border and classified within the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| are | mutually closely related varieties ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kannada
ⓘ
surface form:
Kannada language
Malayalam ⓘ
surface form:
Malayalam language
Tamil ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil language
|
| ethnicity | Kurumba people ⓘ |
| family |
Dravidian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian language family
|
| hasMember |
Betta Kurumba language
ⓘ
surface form:
Alu Kurumba language
Betta Kurumba language ⓘ Betta Kurumba language ⓘ
surface form:
Jennu Kurumba language
Mullu Kurumba language ⓘ Nilu Kurumba language ⓘ Kurumba languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pal Kurumba language
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
postpositions
ⓘ
rich case system ⓘ suffixal inflection ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| region | Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticSituation | spoken mainly by tribal communities ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kurumba people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Nilgiri Hills ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| subclassOf | South Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| transmission | intergenerational transmission declining in some communities ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication within Kurumba communities ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily oral ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurumba languages Description of subject: The Kurumba languages are a group of closely related Dravidian tribal languages spoken primarily by the Kurumba people in parts of southern India, especially in the Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pal Kurumba language
this entity surface form:
Kurumba language