Eastern Yi
E1542907
UNEXPLORED
Eastern Yi is a major branch of the Yi language cluster spoken by Yi ethnic communities in parts of southwestern China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Yi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22569852 — 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: Eastern Yi Context triple: [Yi languages, hasMajorVariety, Eastern Yi]
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A.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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B.
Lisu
The Lisu are an ethnic minority people of the mountainous regions of southwest China and neighboring countries, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, traditional music, and vibrant festivals.
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C.
Nyishi language
The Nyishi language is a Tani (Tibeto-Burman) language spoken primarily by the Nyishi people of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
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D.
Chochenyo
Chochenyo is an indigenous Ohlone language traditionally spoken in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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E.
Northern Kuki-Chin
Northern Kuki-Chin is a subgroup of the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in northeastern India and western Myanmar.
- 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: Eastern Yi Target entity description: Eastern Yi is a major branch of the Yi language cluster spoken by Yi ethnic communities in parts of southwestern China.
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A.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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B.
Lisu
The Lisu are an ethnic minority people of the mountainous regions of southwest China and neighboring countries, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, traditional music, and vibrant festivals.
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C.
Nyishi language
The Nyishi language is a Tani (Tibeto-Burman) language spoken primarily by the Nyishi people of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
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D.
Chochenyo
Chochenyo is an indigenous Ohlone language traditionally spoken in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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E.
Northern Kuki-Chin
Northern Kuki-Chin is a subgroup of the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in northeastern India and western Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.