Mabia languages
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Mabia languages are a group of closely related Gur languages spoken primarily in northern Ghana and surrounding regions of West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mabia languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11302814 — 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: Mabia languages Context triple: [Dagbani language, subbranch, Mabia languages]
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A.
Kurumba languages
The Kurumba languages are a group of closely related Dravidian tribal languages spoken primarily by the Kurumba people in parts of southern India, especially in the Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions.
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B.
Makira languages
The Makira languages are a group of closely related Oceanic languages spoken primarily on Makira (San Cristobal) and nearby islands in the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Sere–Mba languages
The Sere–Mba languages are a subgroup of Ubangian languages spoken in parts of Central Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features that distinguish them within the Niger–Congo family.
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D.
Ngemba languages
The Ngemba languages are a group of closely related Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of Cameroon.
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E.
Mbum languages
The Mbum languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in parts of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.
- 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: Mabia languages Target entity description: Mabia languages are a group of closely related Gur languages spoken primarily in northern Ghana and surrounding regions of West Africa.
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A.
Kurumba languages
The Kurumba languages are a group of closely related Dravidian tribal languages spoken primarily by the Kurumba people in parts of southern India, especially in the Nilgiri and surrounding hill regions.
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B.
Makira languages
The Makira languages are a group of closely related Oceanic languages spoken primarily on Makira (San Cristobal) and nearby islands in the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Sere–Mba languages
The Sere–Mba languages are a subgroup of Ubangian languages spoken in parts of Central Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features that distinguish them within the Niger–Congo family.
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D.
Ngemba languages
The Ngemba languages are a group of closely related Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of Cameroon.
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E.
Mbum languages
The Mbum languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in parts of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeatureOf | Savanna belt of West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Dagaaba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagomba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurunsi peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusasi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamprusi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mole-Dagbani peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mabia Gur languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mabia group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tone ⓘ verb–subject–object word order (VSO) or subject–verb–object word order (SVO) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Birifor language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagaare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Farefare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Frafra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Konkomba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusaal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mampruli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Moore language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Safaliba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisaala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talni language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| partOf | Gur language family ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Volta Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Central Gur languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | interethnic communication in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local radio broadcasting in northern Ghana
ⓘ
oral literature in northern Ghana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mabia languages Description of subject: Mabia languages are a group of closely related Gur languages spoken primarily in northern Ghana and surrounding regions of West Africa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.