Mesmes
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Mesmes is an extinct Afroasiatic language once spoken in central Ethiopia, known primarily from limited documentation and remembered through the identity of its former speakers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mesmes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16365370 — 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: Mesmes Context triple: [Mesmes language, hasAlternativeName, Mesmes]
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A.
Ma’di
Ma’di is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Ma’di people in parts of South Sudan and Uganda.
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B.
Mahas Nubian
Mahas Nubian is a variety of the Nobiin language traditionally spoken by Nubian communities along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Misrikh
Misrikh is a town and municipal body in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its local administrative and commercial significance in the region.
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D.
Mutnedjmet
Mutnedjmet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the late 18th Dynasty, best known as the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Horemheb.
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E.
Tegbesu
Tegbesu was an 18th-century king of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, noted for consolidating royal power and expanding the state's military and economic influence.
- 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: Mesmes Target entity description: Mesmes is an extinct Afroasiatic language once spoken in central Ethiopia, known primarily from limited documentation and remembered through the identity of its former speakers.
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A.
Ma’di
Ma’di is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Ma’di people in parts of South Sudan and Uganda.
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B.
Mahas Nubian
Mahas Nubian is a variety of the Nobiin language traditionally spoken by Nubian communities along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Misrikh
Misrikh is a town and municipal body in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its local administrative and commercial significance in the region.
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D.
Mutnedjmet
Mutnedjmet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the late 18th Dynasty, best known as the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Horemheb.
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E.
Tegbesu
Tegbesu was an 18th-century king of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, noted for consolidating royal power and expanding the state's military and economic influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.