neighboringLanguageFamilies

P38997
predicate

Indicates that two language families are geographically adjacent or border each other in their primary regions of use.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
neighboringLanguageFamilies canonical 52
neighboringLanguageGroup 28
languageFamilyNeighbor 12

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: neighboringLanguageFamilies
Generated description
Indicates that two language families are geographically adjacent or border each other in their primary regions of use.

Sample triples (110)

Subject Object
Taman languages Maban languages ⓘ
Taman languages Fur language ⓘ
Taman languages Chadic languages ⓘ
Taman languages Arabic ⓘ
Costanoan languages Miwok languages ⓘ
Costanoan languages Yokutsan languages ⓘ
surface form: Yokuts languages
Costanoan languages Salinan language ⓘ
Costanoan languages Esselen language ⓘ
Permic languages Volga-Finnic languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Permic languages Mari language via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Permic languages Komi-Permyak language via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
surface form: Komi-Permyak language area
Omotic languages Cushitic ⓘ
surface form: Cushitic languages
Omotic languages Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
Omotic languages Semitic languages ⓘ
Lezgian Avar via predicate surface "languageFamilyNeighbor" ⓘ
Lezgian Tabasaran via predicate surface "languageFamilyNeighbor" ⓘ
Lezgian Rutul via predicate surface "languageFamilyNeighbor" ⓘ
Lezgian Tsakhurs via predicate surface "languageFamilyNeighbor" ⓘ
surface form: Tsakhur
Batak languages Minangkabau via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
surface form: Minangkabau language
Batak languages Malay language via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Western Baltic languages Germanic languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Western Baltic languages West Slavic languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Western Baltic languages Eastern Baltic languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Mamfe languages Grassfields languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Mamfe languages Ejagham language via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Mamfe languages Bantu languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Kalamian languages Palawano languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
surface form: Palawanic languages
Kalamian languages Cuyonon language via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Kalamian languages Tagalog via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
surface form: Tagalog language
Schouten languages Papuan (non-Austronesian) languages of northern New Guinea via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageAreas" ⓘ
Ubangian Bantu languages ⓘ
surface form: Bantu
Ubangian Central Sudanic ⓘ
Ubangian Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa languages
Ubangian languages Bantu languages ⓘ
Ubangian languages Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa languages
Ubangian languages Central Sudanic languages ⓘ
Ubangian languages Bongo–Bagirmi languages ⓘ
Katuic Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ
surface form: Tai–Kadai
Katuic Mon-Khmer ⓘ
surface form: Mon–Khmer
Katuic Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
surface form: Sino-Tibetan
Angas–Sura subgroup Plateau languages via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Angas–Sura subgroup other West Chadic subgroups via predicate surface "neighboringLanguageGroup" ⓘ
Takic languages Yuman language family ⓘ
surface form: Yuman languages
Takic languages Chumashan languages ⓘ
Ethiopia–South Sudan border Koman languages via predicate surface "nearbyLanguageFamily" ⓘ
Ethiopia–South Sudan border Nilotic languages via predicate surface "nearbyLanguageFamily" ⓘ
Ethiopia–South Sudan border Surmic languages via predicate surface "nearbyLanguageFamily" ⓘ
Kalapuyan languages Chinookan languages via predicate surface "hasNeighboringLanguageFamily" ⓘ
Kalapuyan languages Takelma language via predicate surface "hasNeighboringLanguageFamily" ⓘ
Kalapuyan languages Siuslaw language via predicate surface "hasNeighboringLanguageFamily" ⓘ
surface form: Siuslaw languages