Gur branch of Niger–Congo
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UNEXPLORED
The Gur branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family spoken primarily in West Africa, encompassing numerous related languages across countries such as Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gur branch of Niger–Congo canonical | 1 |
| Senufo branch of Niger–Congo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21418158 — 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: Gur branch of Niger–Congo Context triple: [Sissala, linguisticBranch, Gur branch of Niger–Congo]
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A.
Kwa branch of Niger–Congo
The Kwa branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of West African languages spoken primarily in southern Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, known for its tonal systems and rich noun-class and aspectual distinctions.
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B.
Plateau branch of Niger-Congo
The Plateau branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of Benue–Congo languages spoken mainly in central Nigeria, known for their considerable diversity and complex noun class systems.
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C.
Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo
The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
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D.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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E.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
- 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: Gur branch of Niger–Congo Target entity description: The Gur branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family spoken primarily in West Africa, encompassing numerous related languages across countries such as Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, and neighboring regions.
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A.
Kwa branch of Niger–Congo
The Kwa branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of West African languages spoken primarily in southern Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, known for its tonal systems and rich noun-class and aspectual distinctions.
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B.
Plateau branch of Niger-Congo
The Plateau branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of Benue–Congo languages spoken mainly in central Nigeria, known for their considerable diversity and complex noun class systems.
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C.
Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo
The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
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D.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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E.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gur branch of Niger–Congo