Kalahari Khoe
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Kalahari Khoe is a branch of the Khoe language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the Kalahari region of southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalahari Khoe canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11469326 — 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: Kalahari Khoe Context triple: [Kxoe language, belongsToBranch, Kalahari Khoe]
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A.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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B.
Bushmans River
Bushmans River is a river in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa that flows through the town of Estcourt and is part of the Tugela River catchment.
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C.
Griqualand West
Griqualand West was a 19th-century British colonial territory in southern Africa, centered on the diamond-rich area around Kimberley.
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D.
Lusiana
Lusiana is a small town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, known as the birthplace of Indian politician Sonia Gandhi.
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E.
Umkhrah
Umkhrah is a river in the Indian state of Meghalaya that flows through the city of Shillong and is significant to the local Khasi community.
- 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: Kalahari Khoe Target entity description: Kalahari Khoe is a branch of the Khoe language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the Kalahari region of southern Africa.
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A.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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B.
Bushmans River
Bushmans River is a river in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa that flows through the town of Estcourt and is part of the Tugela River catchment.
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C.
Griqualand West
Griqualand West was a 19th-century British colonial territory in southern Africa, centered on the diamond-rich area around Kimberley.
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D.
Lusiana
Lusiana is a small town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, known as the birthplace of Indian politician Sonia Gandhi.
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E.
Umkhrah
Umkhrah is a river in the Indian state of Meghalaya that flows through the city of Shillong and is significant to the local Khasi community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoe language variety
ⓘ
language branch ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | many member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kalahari Khoe branch
ⓘ
Kalahari Khoe cluster ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Buga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cara NERFINISHED ⓘ Cire Cire NERFINISHED ⓘ Cua NERFINISHED ⓘ Danisi ⓘ Ganadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gǀui NERFINISHED ⓘ Gǁana NERFINISHED ⓘ Hietshware NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwe (Kxoe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kua NERFINISHED ⓘ Kxʼauǁʼein ⓘ Naro NERFINISHED ⓘ Nǀamani NERFINISHED ⓘ Nǀoha NERFINISHED ⓘ Shua NERFINISHED ⓘ Tshwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsʼaasi ⓘ Tsʼixa NERFINISHED ⓘ ǂHaba NERFINISHED ⓘ ǂHua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersAmong |
Khoe-speaking communities
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of the Kalahari ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Khoe–Kwadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Kalahari Basin linguistic area ⓘ |
| partOf | Khoe language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalahari Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Khoe languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khoe–Kwadi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Khoisan languages (traditional grouping) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
tonal language
ⓘ
uses click consonants ⓘ |
| usedBy |
hunter-gatherer communities
ⓘ
pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for some member languages) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalahari Khoe Description of subject: Kalahari Khoe is a branch of the Khoe language family comprising several closely related indigenous languages spoken by Khoe-speaking communities in the Kalahari region of southern Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.