Gurma language
E269349
Gurma language is a Gur language spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and neighboring West African countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gurma languages | 2 |
| Gurma language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2446261 — 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: Gurma language Context triple: [Gur languages, hasMemberLanguage, Gurma language]
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A.
Bagirmi language
The Bagirmi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in Chad by the Bagirmi people, known for its role as a regional lingua franca and its rich oral tradition.
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B.
Ghomara language
The Ghomara language is a lesser-known Berber language spoken by the Ghomara people in northern Morocco.
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C.
Murle language
The Murle language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Murle people of South Sudan.
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D.
Dagbani language
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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E.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
- 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: Gurma language Target entity description: Gurma language is a Gur language spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and neighboring West African countries.
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A.
Bagirmi language
The Bagirmi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in Chad by the Bagirmi people, known for its role as a regional lingua franca and its rich oral tradition.
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B.
Ghomara language
The Ghomara language is a lesser-known Berber language spoken by the Ghomara people in northern Morocco.
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C.
Murle language
The Murle language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Murle people of South Sudan.
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D.
Dagbani language
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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E.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Gurma branch of Gur ⓘ |
| countryWithLargestSpeakers | Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gurma people ⓘ |
| glottocode | gour1242 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gourmanchéma
ⓘ
surface form:
Gourmanchema
Gourmanchéma ⓘ
surface form:
Gourmantchéma
|
| hasDialect | Gulmancema dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
noun class-like gender system
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | gux ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarity | related to other Gurma (Gourmanché) varieties ⓘ |
| macroArea | Africa ⓘ |
| name |
Gourma
ⓘ
Gulmancema ⓘ Gurma ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Dagbani language
ⓘ
Hausa language ⓘ Mossi language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | used in education at primary level in some areas ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Niger ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Northern Gur
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Gur languages
|
| typologicalFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gurma language Description of subject: Gurma language is a Gur language spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and neighboring West African countries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gurma languages