Western South Slavic languages
E1033988
Western South Slavic languages are a subgroup of the South Slavic branch of the Slavic language family that includes Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western South Slavic languages canonical | 4 |
| Alpine Slavic | 1 |
| Western South Slavic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13317693 — 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: Western South Slavic languages Context triple: [Torlakian dialects, transitionalBetween, Western South Slavic languages]
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A.
Eastern South Slavic languages
Eastern South Slavic languages are a branch of the South Slavic language group that includes Bulgarian and Macedonian, characterized by features such as loss of case inflection and the use of postposed definite articles.
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B.
South Slavic languages
South Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family spoken primarily in the Balkans, including languages such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.
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C.
West Slavic languages
West Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family that includes Polish, Czech, Slovak, and related languages spoken primarily in Central Europe.
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D.
South Slavs
South Slavs are a group of Slavic peoples primarily inhabiting the Balkans, including nations such as Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Slovenes, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and Bulgarians, who share related South Slavic languages and cultural traditions.
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E.
West Slavs
The West Slavs are a subgroup of Slavic peoples in Central Europe, including nations such as Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks, who share related languages and cultural traditions.
- 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: Western South Slavic languages Target entity description: Western South Slavic languages are a subgroup of the South Slavic branch of the Slavic language family that includes Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian.
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A.
Eastern South Slavic languages
Eastern South Slavic languages are a branch of the South Slavic language group that includes Bulgarian and Macedonian, characterized by features such as loss of case inflection and the use of postposed definite articles.
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B.
South Slavic languages
South Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family spoken primarily in the Balkans, including languages such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.
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C.
West Slavic languages
West Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family that includes Polish, Czech, Slovak, and related languages spoken primarily in Central Europe.
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D.
South Slavs
South Slavs are a group of Slavic peoples primarily inhabiting the Balkans, including nations such as Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Slovenes, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and Bulgarians, who share related South Slavic languages and cultural traditions.
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E.
West Slavs
The West Slavs are a subgroup of Slavic peoples in Central Europe, including nations such as Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks, who share related languages and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of language family
ⓘ
subgroup of South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Western subgroup of South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToDegree |
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
ⓘ
linked to:
Serbo-Croatian
|
| areSpokenBy |
South Slavs in Western Balkans
ⓘ
linked to:
South Slavs
|
| areWrittenIn |
Gaj Latin alphabet
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaj's Latin alphabet
Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ⓘ |
| branchOf | South Slavic branch of Slavic languages ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Eastern South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Croatia ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Western Balkans ⓘ parts of Austria ⓘ parts of Hungary ⓘ parts of Italy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStandard | Serbo-Croatian ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chakavian dialect
ⓘ
Kajkavian dialect ⓘ Shtokavian dialect continuum ⓘ
linked to:
Shtokavian dialect
|
| hasStandardizedVariety |
Standard Bosnian
ⓘ
linked to:
Bosnian
Standard Croatian ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian
Standard Serbian ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Shtokavian Ekavian
Standard Slovene ⓘ
linked to:
Slovene
|
| hasSubgroup |
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian group
ⓘ
Slovene language group ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
| historicallyDerivedFrom | Common Slavic ⓘ |
| includes |
Bosnian
ⓘ
Croatian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ Slovene ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Slavic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-European languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Slavic languages ⓘ |
| shareFeature |
Slavic phonological features
ⓘ
aspectual verb system ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ rich case system ⓘ |
| shareIsoglossesWith | Central South Slavic dialects ⓘ |
| subclassOf | South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | medieval period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education systems of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
ⓘ
media in Western Balkans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western South Slavic languages Description of subject: Western South Slavic languages are a subgroup of the South Slavic branch of the Slavic language family that includes Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Western South Slavic languages
linked to: Western South Slavic languages