Kayah languages
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The Kayah languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kayah (Karenni) people of eastern Myanmar and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Kayah language | 1 |
| Kayah languages canonical | 1 |
| Western Kayah language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7743422 — 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: Kayah languages Context triple: [Karenni State, language, Kayah languages]
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A.
Yaka languages
Yaka languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
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B.
Kayan–Murik languages
The Kayan–Murik languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Borneo.
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C.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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D.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- 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: Kayah languages Target entity description: The Kayah languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kayah (Karenni) people of eastern Myanmar and neighboring regions.
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A.
Yaka languages
Yaka languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
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B.
Kayan–Murik languages
The Kayan–Murik languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Borneo.
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C.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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D.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Karenni languages
ⓘ
Red Karen languages ⓘ |
| arealFeature | Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kayah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kaya1329 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eastern Kayah Li language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manumanaw language NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Kayah Li language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yintale language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-5Code | kar ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Burmese language
ⓘ
Karen languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Kayah State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Karenni people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Myanmar ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Karen languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Kayah Li script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kayah languages Description of subject: The Kayah languages are a group of closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Kayah (Karenni) people of eastern Myanmar and neighboring regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Kayah language
this entity surface form:
Western Kayah language