Manjaku language
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The Manjaku language is an Atlantic language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Manjaku people in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manjaku language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6528310 — 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: Manjaku language Context triple: [Papel language, closelyRelatedTo, Manjaku language]
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A.
Munji language
The Munji language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Munji people in Afghanistan’s remote Munjan Valley, closely related to the Yidgha language of Pakistan.
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B.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
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D.
Mikasuki language
The Mikasuki language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples of Florida.
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E.
Rarámuri language
The Rarámuri language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people of northern Mexico.
- 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: Manjaku language Target entity description: The Manjaku language is an Atlantic language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Manjaku people in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
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A.
Munji language
The Munji language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Munji people in Afghanistan’s remote Munjan Valley, closely related to the Yidgha language of Pakistan.
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B.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
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D.
Mikasuki language
The Mikasuki language is a Native American Muskogean language traditionally spoken by the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples of Florida.
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E.
Rarámuri language
The Rarámuri language is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people of northern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Mandyak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandyako NERFINISHED ⓘ Manjaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroFamily | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Manjaku people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContactWith |
Creole Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | several local varieties in Guinea-Bissau ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mfv ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyFeature | noun class system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyFeature | contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasTypology | mostly SVO word order ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Manjaku ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Atlantic branch ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Bak languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Balanta language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Papel language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guinea-Bissau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Atlantic ⓘ |
| usedBy | Manjaku communities in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manjaku language Description of subject: The Manjaku language is an Atlantic language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Manjaku people in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Papel language
subject surface form:
Jola language