Bak languages
E605136
The Bak languages are a group of closely related Atlantic languages spoken primarily in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and surrounding regions of West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bak languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6528309 — 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: Bak languages Context triple: [Papel language, subfamily, Bak languages]
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A.
Bakairi language
The Bakairi language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Bakairi people of central Brazil, known for its endangered status and significance to the cultural identity of its speakers.
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B.
Bakumpai language
The Bakumpai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bakumpai people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Dayak and Malayic languages of Borneo.
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C.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Jarawan languages
Jarawan languages are a small group of Bantoid (often considered Bantu-related) languages spoken primarily in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon.
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E.
Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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: Bak languages Target entity description: The Bak languages are a group of closely related Atlantic languages spoken primarily in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and surrounding regions of West Africa.
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A.
Bakairi language
The Bakairi language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Bakairi people of central Brazil, known for its endangered status and significance to the cultural identity of its speakers.
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B.
Bakumpai language
The Bakumpai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bakumpai people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Dayak and Malayic languages of Borneo.
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C.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Jarawan languages
Jarawan languages are a small group of Bantoid (often considered Bantu-related) languages spoken primarily in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon.
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E.
Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature | West Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Atlantic ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Atlantic languages ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Bayot people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jola people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Casamance River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal areas of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bayot language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jola languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Bandial language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Bliss language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Esulalu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Felupe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Fonyi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Karon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Kasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Kerki language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Kuloro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jola-Kuwaataay language NERFINISHED ⓘ Karon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kujireray language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mlomp language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Atlantic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticResearchArea |
Atlantic linguistics
ⓘ
Niger–Congo comparative studies ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountries |
Guinea-Bissau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Casamance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Casamance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziguinchor Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guinea-Bissau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bak languages Description of subject: The Bak languages are a group of closely related Atlantic languages spoken primarily in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and surrounding regions of West Africa.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.