Kurmali language
E407557
Kurmali language is an Indo-Aryan tribal language spoken primarily in eastern India, especially in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, by the Kurmi and related communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurmali language canonical | 2 |
| Kudmali language | 1 |
| Kurmi language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4017363 — 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: Kurmali language Context triple: [North Dravidian languages, hasMember, Kurmali language]
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A.
Kamviri language
The Kamviri language is a Nuristani language spoken primarily by the Kam people in parts of eastern Afghanistan and neighboring regions of Pakistan.
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B.
Kumzari language
The Kumzari language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Kumzari people in the Musandam Peninsula of Oman.
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C.
Kambera language
Kambera language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and rich oral tradition.
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D.
Lakalai language
The Lakalai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lakalai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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E.
Mampruli language
Mampruli is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Mamprusi people in northern Ghana and parts of neighboring West African countries.
- 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: Kurmali language Target entity description: Kurmali language is an Indo-Aryan tribal language spoken primarily in eastern India, especially in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, by the Kurmi and related communities.
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A.
Kamviri language
The Kamviri language is a Nuristani language spoken primarily by the Kam people in parts of eastern Afghanistan and neighboring regions of Pakistan.
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B.
Kumzari language
The Kumzari language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Kumzari people in the Musandam Peninsula of Oman.
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C.
Kambera language
Kambera language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and rich oral tradition.
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D.
Lakalai language
The Lakalai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lakalai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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E.
Mampruli language
Mampruli is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Mamprusi people in northern Ghana and parts of neighboring West African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
Indo-Aryan language ⓘ language ⓘ tribal language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Kurmi ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccupation | agricultural communities ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroRegion | eastern Indo-Aryan linguistic area ⓘ |
| branch | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| family |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Kudmali Thar
ⓘ
Kurmali language ⓘ
surface form:
Kudmali language
Kurmali ⓘ
surface form:
Kurmali Thar
Kudmali Thar ⓘ
surface form:
Kurmi Thar
Kurmali language ⓘ
surface form:
Kurmi language
|
| isSpokenBySocialGroup | Other Backward Classes in eastern India ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluenceFrom |
Bengali language
ⓘ
Hindi language ⓘ Munda languages ⓘ Odia ⓘ
surface form:
Odia language
|
| neighboringLanguages |
Bengali
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengali language
Hindi ⓘ
surface form:
Hindi language
Mundari language ⓘ Odia ⓘ
surface form:
Odia language
Sadri language ⓘ |
| primaryStates |
Jharkhand
ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| region |
Chota Nagpur Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Chotanagpur region
Jangalmahal region ⓘ |
| script |
Bengali script
ⓘ
Devanagari script ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
Odia script ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Kurmi community
ⓘ
related agrarian communities in eastern India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| status |
primarily oral language
ⓘ
regional minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
postpositional language ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication in rural communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurmali language Description of subject: Kurmali language is an Indo-Aryan tribal language spoken primarily in eastern India, especially in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, by the Kurmi and related communities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kurmi language
this entity surface form:
Kudmali language