Khas language
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The Khas language, more widely known today as Nepali, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Nepal and parts of India and Bhutan, serving as Nepal’s official and most widely used lingua franca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khas language canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21917323 — 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: Khas language Context triple: [Gorkhali, alternativeName, Khas language]
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A.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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B.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
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C.
Khortha language
Khortha is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, where it serves as a major regional lingua franca among various communities.
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D.
Khaput language
The Khaput language is a lesser-known member of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken by a small community in the Caucasus region.
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E.
Belhare language
The Belhare language is a Kiranti language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken by the Belhare community in eastern Nepal.
- 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: Khas language Target entity description: The Khas language, more widely known today as Nepali, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Nepal and parts of India and Bhutan, serving as Nepal’s official and most widely used lingua franca.
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A.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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B.
Kharia language
Kharia language is a Munda language spoken primarily by the Kharia people in eastern India, especially in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
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C.
Khortha language
Khortha is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, where it serves as a major regional lingua franca among various communities.
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D.
Khaput language
The Khaput language is a lesser-known member of the Northeast Caucasian language family spoken by a small community in the Caucasus region.
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E.
Belhare language
The Belhare language is a Kiranti language of the Sino-Tibetan family spoken by the Belhare community in eastern Nepal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.