Dardic languages
E409903
Dardic languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan, India, and eastern Afghanistan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dardic languages canonical | 9 |
| Dardic Brokskat | 1 |
| some linguists treat Dardic as primarily a geographic grouping rather than a genetic subgroup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4061100 — 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: Dardic languages Context triple: [Khowar, subfamilyOf, Dardic languages]
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A.
Nuristani languages
Nuristani languages are a small, distinct group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.
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B.
Kohistani languages
The Kohistani languages are a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the mountainous Kohistan and surrounding regions of northern Pakistan.
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C.
Dardic peoples
The Dardic peoples are a group of Indo-Aryan ethnic communities inhabiting the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan, northern India, and eastern Afghanistan, known for their distinct Dardic languages and cultural traditions.
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D.
Kiranti languages
The Kiranti languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kirati peoples of eastern Nepal.
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E.
Shastan languages
Shastan languages are a small family of closely related Native American languages historically spoken in northern California and southern Oregon.
- 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: Dardic languages Target entity description: Dardic languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan, India, and eastern Afghanistan.
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A.
Nuristani languages
Nuristani languages are a small, distinct group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.
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B.
Kohistani languages
The Kohistani languages are a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the mountainous Kohistan and surrounding regions of northern Pakistan.
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C.
Dardic peoples
The Dardic peoples are a group of Indo-Aryan ethnic communities inhabiting the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan, northern India, and eastern Afghanistan, known for their distinct Dardic languages and cultural traditions.
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D.
Kiranti languages
The Kiranti languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kirati peoples of eastern Nepal.
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E.
Shastan languages
Shastan languages are a small family of closely related Native American languages historically spoken in northern California and southern Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| disputedStatus |
Dardic languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
some linguists treat Dardic as primarily a geographic grouping rather than a genetic subgroup
|
| ethnologueCode | dard1253 ⓘ |
| glottologCode | dard1243 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dardic branch
ⓘ
Dardu languages ⓘ Pisaca languages ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bateri language
ⓘ
Chilisso language ⓘ Dameli language ⓘ Gawar-Bati language ⓘ Gowro language ⓘ Kohistani languages ⓘ
surface form:
Indus Kohistani language
Kalasha language ⓘ Kashmiri language ⓘ Kashmiri–Kohistani subgroup ⓘ Khowar ⓘ
surface form:
Khowar language
Kohistani languages ⓘ Kunar subgroup ⓘ Kundal Shahi language ⓘ Palula language ⓘ Pashayi languages ⓘ Shina language ⓘ Shinaic subgroup ⓘ Torwali language ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
ergative alignment in past tenses ⓘ influence from Iranian languages ⓘ influence from Nuristani languages ⓘ influence from neighboring Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ tonal contrasts in some varieties ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Kashmiri language
ⓘ
Khowar ⓘ
surface form:
Khowar language
Shina language ⓘ |
| region |
Hindu Kush
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ western Himalayas ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Chitral District ⓘ
surface form:
Chitral
Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ India ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Kashmir Valley ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ eastern Afghanistan ⓘ northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European languages
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script ⓘ Sharada script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dardic languages Description of subject: Dardic languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan, India, and eastern Afghanistan.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dardic Brokskat
this entity surface form:
some linguists treat Dardic as primarily a geographic grouping rather than a genetic subgroup