Tani languages
E137136
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tani languages canonical | 17 |
| Western Tani languages | 3 |
| Eastern Tani languages | 2 |
| Central Tani languages | 1 |
| Tani linguistic group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1173182 — 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: Tani languages Context triple: [Sino-Tibetan languages, includesLanguage, Tani languages]
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A.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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B.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- 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: Tani languages Target entity description: The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
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A.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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B.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mirish languages ⓘ |
| arealGroupWith | other Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeast India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adi people
ⓘ
Apatani people ⓘ
linked to:
Apatani
Galo people ⓘ Mising people ⓘ
linked to:
Mishing people
Nyishi people ⓘ Tagin people ⓘ
linked to:
Tani peoples
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | several members vulnerable or endangered ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tani peoples ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adi language
ⓘ
Apatani language ⓘ Bangni language ⓘ
linked to:
Nyishi language
Bokar language ⓘ Galo language ⓘ Hill Miri language ⓘ Mising language ⓘ
linked to:
Mishing language
Nocte language ⓘ Nyishi language ⓘ Pailibo language ⓘ Ramo language ⓘ Tagin language ⓘ Tangsa language ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Eastern Tani languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Tani languages
Western Tani languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tani languages
|
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Tibetan languages
|
| morphology | agglutinative ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Himalayas
ⓘ
Kameng River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Kameng River
Siang River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Siang River
Subansiri River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Subansiri River
|
| spokenBy |
indigenous communities of Arunachal Pradesh
ⓘ
indigenous communities of Northeast India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ |
| status | mostly minority languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Sino-Tibetan language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Tibetan languages
|
| typology | mostly SOV word order ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local administration in some areas
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Assamese script
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengali script
Devanagari script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tani languages Description of subject: The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tani languages
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linked to: Tani languages
linked to: Tani languages
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linked to: Tani languages
linked to: Tani languages
subject linked to:
Donyi-Polo (Sun-Moon indigenous faith of Arunachal Pradesh)