Nicobarese languages
E91415
The Nicobarese languages are a group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the indigenous Nicobarese people of India’s Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764252 — 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: Nicobarese languages Context triple: [Nicobarese, subgroup, Nicobarese languages]
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A.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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B.
Great Andamanese languages
The Great Andamanese languages are a small, nearly extinct group of indigenous languages once spoken by the Great Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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D.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- 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: Nicobarese languages Target entity description: The Nicobarese languages are a group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the indigenous Nicobarese people of India’s Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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A.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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B.
Great Andamanese languages
The Great Andamanese languages are a small, nearly extinct group of indigenous languages once spoken by the Great Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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D.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Munda–Nicobarese branch ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Animism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic languages
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Nicobarese
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicobarese people
|
| family |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic languages
|
| geneticClassification | Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Car Nicobar
ⓘ
surface form:
Car Nicobarese
Nicobarese ⓘ
surface form:
Central Nicobarese
Chowra ⓘ Nancowry ⓘ Nicobarese languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Nicobarese
Nicobarese languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nicobarese
Teressa ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Nicobar Islands ⓘ |
| ISO639FamilyCode | nic ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOf |
Nicobarese languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Car Nicobarese language
Chowra language ⓘ Nancowry language ⓘ Nicobarese languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nicobarese language
Teressa language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| macroArea | South Asia ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | India ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Andamanese languages
ⓘ
Bengali language ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil language
|
| officialStatusIn | none ⓘ |
| primaryUse | oral communication ⓘ |
| region |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Nicobarese
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicobarese people
|
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic language family
|
| typology | mostly analytic ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Nicobarese languages Description of subject: The Nicobarese languages are a group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the indigenous Nicobarese people of India’s Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Nicobarese
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese languages of Car Nicobar
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese languages of Nancowry
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese languages of Teressa
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese languages of Katchal
this entity surface form:
North Sentinel language
this entity surface form:
Proto-Nicobarese
this entity surface form:
Southern Nicobarese
this entity surface form:
Northern Nicobarese
this entity surface form:
Car Nicobarese language
this entity surface form:
Southern Nicobarese language
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese language
this entity surface form:
Southern Nicobarese languages
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese language
this entity surface form:
Car Nicobarese language
this entity surface form:
Central Nicobarese languages
this entity surface form:
Central Nicobarese subgroup
this entity surface form:
Nicobarese branch of Austroasiatic
this entity surface form:
Chowra-Nicobarese