Nǀuu
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Nǀuu is a critically endangered indigenous Khoisan language of the San people of southern Africa, notable for its extensive system of click consonants and status as one of the world’s oldest surviving languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nǀuu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21824864 — 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: Nǀuu Context triple: [San languages, hasExampleLanguage, Nǀuu]
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A.
Nguu
Nguu is an alternate name for the Ngulu language, a Bantu language spoken in parts of Tanzania.
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B.
Ntem
Ntem is a town located in the South Region of Cameroon.
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C.
Ndau
Ndau is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe, closely related to Shona.
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D.
Haiǁom
The Haiǁom are an indigenous Khoisan-speaking people of Namibia, traditionally known as hunter-gatherers closely associated with the Etosha region.
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E.
Nguni
Nguni refers to a group of closely related Bantu-speaking peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, who share linguistic and cultural ties.
- 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: Nǀuu Target entity description: Nǀuu is a critically endangered indigenous Khoisan language of the San people of southern Africa, notable for its extensive system of click consonants and status as one of the world’s oldest surviving languages.
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A.
Nguu
Nguu is an alternate name for the Ngulu language, a Bantu language spoken in parts of Tanzania.
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B.
Ntem
Ntem is a town located in the South Region of Cameroon.
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C.
Ndau
Ndau is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in central Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe, closely related to Shona.
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D.
Haiǁom
The Haiǁom are an indigenous Khoisan-speaking people of Namibia, traditionally known as hunter-gatherers closely associated with the Etosha region.
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E.
Nguni
Nguni refers to a group of closely related Bantu-speaking peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, who share linguistic and cultural ties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.