Lakkia–Biao branch
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The Lakkia–Biao branch is a subgroup of related languages within the Kam–Sui (Kra–Dai) language family spoken by minority communities in southern China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lakkia–Biao branch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11229080 — 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: Lakkia–Biao branch Context triple: [Lakkia–Biao languages, hasAlternativeName, Lakkia–Biao branch]
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A.
Kota–Toda branch
The Kota–Toda branch is a subgroup of the Southern Dravidian languages comprising the closely related and geographically proximate tribal languages Kota and Toda spoken in the Nilgiri Hills of South India.
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B.
Honshi-Bisan Line
The Honshi-Bisan Line is a railway line in Japan that forms the rail link across the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku, running over the Seto Ohashi Bridge system.
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C.
Kunama branch
The Kunama branch is a small linguistic subgroup within the Nilo-Saharan language family, encompassing the Kunama language spoken primarily in western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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D.
Iida Line
The Iida Line is a regional railway line in central Japan operated by JR Central, running through mountainous areas of Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka Prefectures and connecting various local communities.
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E.
Pangrango Line
The Pangrango Line is a passenger railway route in West Java, Indonesia, connecting Bogor with Sukabumi and serving as an important regional commuter and intercity link.
- 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: Lakkia–Biao branch Target entity description: The Lakkia–Biao branch is a subgroup of related languages within the Kam–Sui (Kra–Dai) language family spoken by minority communities in southern China.
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A.
Kota–Toda branch
The Kota–Toda branch is a subgroup of the Southern Dravidian languages comprising the closely related and geographically proximate tribal languages Kota and Toda spoken in the Nilgiri Hills of South India.
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B.
Honshi-Bisan Line
The Honshi-Bisan Line is a railway line in Japan that forms the rail link across the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku, running over the Seto Ohashi Bridge system.
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C.
Kunama branch
The Kunama branch is a small linguistic subgroup within the Nilo-Saharan language family, encompassing the Kunama language spoken primarily in western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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D.
Iida Line
The Iida Line is a regional railway line in central Japan operated by JR Central, running through mountainous areas of Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka Prefectures and connecting various local communities.
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E.
Pangrango Line
The Pangrango Line is a passenger railway route in West Java, Indonesia, connecting Bogor with Sukabumi and serving as an important regional commuter and intercity link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
subgroup of languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | recognized in some classifications of Kam–Sui ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endangerment | potentially vulnerable or endangered ⓘ |
| geneticRelationship |
distinct from Hlai branch of Kra–Dai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
distinct from Tai branch of Kra–Dai ⓘ related to other Kam–Sui languages ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Lakkia–Biao subgroup ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Biao language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakkia language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kra–Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Kam–Sui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kam–Sui branch of the Kra–Dai language family ⓘ |
| primaryArea | southern China highland areas ⓘ |
| region |
Guangdong Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Kra–Dai linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticSituation | spoken by relatively small speech communities ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Biao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakkia people NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic minorities in China ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language branch ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kam–Sui languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kra–Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
analytic languages
ⓘ
tonal languages ⓘ |
| usedIn | comparative studies of Kam–Sui languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely standardized writing system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lakkia–Biao branch Description of subject: The Lakkia–Biao branch is a subgroup of related languages within the Kam–Sui (Kra–Dai) language family spoken by minority communities in southern China.
Referenced by (1)
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