Guang languages
E617293
The Guang languages are a subgroup of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in Ghana and neighboring West African regions, known for their close relationship to other Potou–Tano languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guang languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6771109 — 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: Guang languages Context triple: [Potou–Tano languages, hasSubbranch, Guang languages]
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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C.
Chimuan languages
The Chimuan languages are an extinct group of pre-Columbian languages once spoken along the northern coast of Peru, most notably associated with the Chimú civilization.
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D.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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E.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
- 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: Guang languages Target entity description: The Guang languages are a subgroup of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in Ghana and neighboring West African regions, known for their close relationship to other Potou–Tano languages.
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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C.
Chimuan languages
The Chimuan languages are an extinct group of pre-Columbian languages once spoken along the northern coast of Peru, most notably associated with the Chimú civilization.
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D.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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E.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language subgroup
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealGroupWith |
Akanic languages
ⓘ
Ga–Dangme languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedBy | Guthrie classification (Niger–Congo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Akan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Other Potou–Tano languages ⓘ |
| familyColor | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
forest zone of Ghana
ⓘ
savanna–forest transition zone of Ghana ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Guang branch
ⓘ
Guangic languages ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Ahanta language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anum language NERFINISHED ⓘ Basa language (Guang) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chumburung language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dompo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Efutu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Foodo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gikyode language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonja language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kplang language ⓘ Krache language NERFINISHED ⓘ Larteh language ⓘ Nawuri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nchumbulu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
North Guang languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Guang languages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOf | Guang peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
noun class remnants ⓘ tone languages ⓘ |
| macroFamily | Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
central Ghana
ⓘ
eastern Ghana ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Ethnologue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glottolog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gulf of Guinea area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kwa languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potou–Tano languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicallySimilarTo | other Kwa languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | Guang ethnic groups ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
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: Guang languages Description of subject: The Guang languages are a subgroup of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in Ghana and neighboring West African regions, known for their close relationship to other Potou–Tano languages.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.