Dagbani language
E267637
Dagbani is a major Gur language of northern Ghana, spoken primarily by the Dagomba people and used widely in education, media, and regional communication.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagbani language canonical | 10 |
| Bissa language | 1 |
| Dagomba language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2446254 — 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: Dagbani language Context triple: [Gur languages, hasMemberLanguage, Dagbani language]
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A.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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B.
Bajelani language
The Bajelani language is a lesser-known Northwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by Kurdish communities in parts of Iraq and Iran.
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C.
Banda-Gbi language
The Banda-Gbi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people of the Central African Republic and surrounding regions.
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D.
Banda-Mbrém language
The Banda-Mbrém language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people in parts of Central Africa, particularly in the Central African Republic.
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E.
Dinka language
The Dinka language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for its complex system of tones and vowel lengths.
- 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: Dagbani language Target entity description: Dagbani is a major Gur language of northern Ghana, spoken primarily by the Dagomba people and used widely in education, media, and regional communication.
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A.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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B.
Bajelani language
The Bajelani language is a lesser-known Northwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by Kurdish communities in parts of Iraq and Iran.
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C.
Banda-Gbi language
The Banda-Gbi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people of the Central African Republic and surrounding regions.
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D.
Banda-Mbrém language
The Banda-Mbrém language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people in parts of Central Africa, particularly in the Central African Republic.
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E.
Dinka language
The Dinka language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for its complex system of tones and vowel lengths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Oti–Volta language ⓘ language of Ghana ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hanga language
ⓘ
Mampruli language ⓘ Nanuni language ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| glottocode | dagb1246 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dagbanli
ⓘ
Dagomba ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers | over 1 million ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | Dagbani Bible ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Kpalsi dialect
ⓘ
Nanunli dialect ⓘ Nayahili dialect ⓘ Tomosili dialect ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Dagomba ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | dag ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | dag ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | SVO word order ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | recognized Ghanaian language for education ⓘ |
| hasOrthography | standardized Dagbani orthography in Latin script ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
ATR vowel harmony
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | Tamale-based standard Dagbani ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationBody | Bureau of Ghana Languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isTaughtAt |
University for Development Studies
ⓘ
University of Ghana ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| region | northern Ghana ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Dagomba people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ghana
ⓘ
Northern Region of Ghana ⓘ |
| subbranch |
Central Gur
ⓘ
Mabia languages ⓘ |
| subfamily | Gur ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| usedFor |
adult literacy programs in northern Ghana
ⓘ
basic education in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education in northern Ghana
ⓘ
local administration in northern Ghana ⓘ local television programming in northern Ghana ⓘ radio broadcasting in northern Ghana ⓘ regional media in northern Ghana ⓘ religious activities in Dagomba communities ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dagbani language Description of subject: Dagbani is a major Gur language of northern Ghana, spoken primarily by the Dagomba people and used widely in education, media, and regional communication.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bissa language
this entity surface form:
Dagomba language