Makua languages
E139072
The Makua languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in northern Mozambique and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makua language | 2 |
| Makua languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1187844 — 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: Makua languages Context triple: [Southern Bantu, hasMemberLanguage, Makua languages]
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A.
Sabaki languages
The Sabaki languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the East African coast and nearby regions, including well-known varieties such as Swahili.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Tani languages
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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D.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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E.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
- 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: Makua languages Target entity description: The Makua languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in northern Mozambique and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
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A.
Sabaki languages
The Sabaki languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the East African coast and nearby regions, including well-known varieties such as Swahili.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Tani languages
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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D.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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E.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language group
ⓘ
language family subgroup ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelated | each other ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleWith | each other to varying degrees ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy |
Lomwe people
ⓘ
Makua people ⓘ |
| areUsedFor | daily communication ⓘ |
| areUsedIn |
local trade
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| GuthrieClassification | P30 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chuwabu language
ⓘ
Koti language ⓘ Lolo language (Makua group) ⓘ Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Lomwe language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa-Enahara language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa-Marrevone language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa-Meetto language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa-Moniga language
Makhuwa languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa-Shirima language
Saka language ⓘ |
| haveInfluenceFrom |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ |
| ISO639_5Code | mkh ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| morphology | noun class system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Makhuwa languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Makhuwa linguistic cluster
|
| primaryRegion | northern Mozambique ⓘ |
| region |
Cabo Delgado Province
ⓘ
Nampula Province ⓘ Niassa Province ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malawi
ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ northern Mozambique ⓘ southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic–Congo
Bantu languages ⓘ
surface form:
Bantu
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid ⓘ |
| typology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makua languages Description of subject: The Makua languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in northern Mozambique and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Makua language
subject surface form:
Northern Mozambique
this entity surface form:
Makua language