!Kung language
E1522019
UNEXPLORED
The !Kung language is a Khoisan language of southern Africa, notable for its extensive use of click consonants and its role in the cultural identity of the !Kung people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| !Kung language canonical | 1 |
| ǂKhomani language | 1 |
| ǃKung language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22143999 — 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: !Kung language Context triple: [!Kung people, speaks, !Kung language]
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A.
Kalanga language
The Kalanga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kalanga people in parts of Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.
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B.
Khoe-Kwadi language
Khoe-Kwadi is a proposed language family of southern Africa that groups together the Khoe (Khoikhoi and related) languages with the extinct Kwadi language of Angola.
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C.
Lekwungen language
The Lekwungen language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language historically spoken by the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples in what is now southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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D.
Teke-Ngungwel language
The Teke-Ngungwel language is a Bantu language spoken by the Teke people in Central Africa, particularly in parts of the Republic of the Congo and neighboring regions.
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E.
Tembe language
The Tembe language is an indigenous Tupi-Guarani language spoken by the Tembé people of northern Brazil.
- 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: !Kung language Target entity description: The !Kung language is a Khoisan language of southern Africa, notable for its extensive use of click consonants and its role in the cultural identity of the !Kung people.
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A.
Kalanga language
The Kalanga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kalanga people in parts of Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.
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B.
Khoe-Kwadi language
Khoe-Kwadi is a proposed language family of southern Africa that groups together the Khoe (Khoikhoi and related) languages with the extinct Kwadi language of Angola.
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C.
Lekwungen language
The Lekwungen language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language historically spoken by the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) peoples in what is now southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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D.
Teke-Ngungwel language
The Teke-Ngungwel language is a Bantu language spoken by the Teke people in Central Africa, particularly in parts of the Republic of the Congo and neighboring regions.
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E.
Tembe language
The Tembe language is an indigenous Tupi-Guarani language spoken by the Tembé people of northern Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: !Kung language
linked to: !Kung language