Proto-Tungusic
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Proto-Tungusic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tungusic language family, from which languages like Hezhen are believed to have descended.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proto-Tungusic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12658502 — 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: Proto-Tungusic Context triple: [Hezhen language, hasLinguisticAncestor, Proto-Tungusic]
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A.
Proto-Tongic
Proto-Tongic is the hypothesized ancestral language from which the modern Tongic languages, such as Tongan and Niuean, are believed to have descended.
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B.
Proto-Turkic
Proto-Turkic is the reconstructed common ancestor language of all Turkic languages, from which branches like Southwestern Turkic later evolved.
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C.
Tungusic languages
Tungusic languages are a family of languages spoken in eastern Siberia, northeastern China, and parts of the Russian Far East, including languages such as Evenki and Manchu.
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D.
Proto-Nahuan
Proto-Nahuan is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Nahuan (including Nahuatl) language family of Mesoamerica.
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E.
Paleosiberian languages
Paleosiberian languages are a group of several unrelated and mostly endangered indigenous language families spoken in northeastern Siberia.
- 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: Proto-Tungusic Target entity description: Proto-Tungusic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tungusic language family, from which languages like Hezhen are believed to have descended.
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A.
Proto-Tongic
Proto-Tongic is the hypothesized ancestral language from which the modern Tongic languages, such as Tongan and Niuean, are believed to have descended.
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B.
Proto-Turkic
Proto-Turkic is the reconstructed common ancestor language of all Turkic languages, from which branches like Southwestern Turkic later evolved.
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C.
Tungusic languages
Tungusic languages are a family of languages spoken in eastern Siberia, northeastern China, and parts of the Russian Far East, including languages such as Evenki and Manchu.
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D.
Proto-Nahuan
Proto-Nahuan is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Nahuan (including Nahuatl) language family of Mesoamerica.
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E.
Paleosiberian languages
Paleosiberian languages are a group of several unrelated and mostly endangered indigenous language families spoken in northeastern Siberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.