Proto-Tani
E1589141
UNEXPLORED
Proto-Tani is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tani branch of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proto-Tani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23506151 — 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: Proto-Tani Context triple: [Hill Miri language, hasAncestor, Proto-Tani]
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A.
Proto-Tai
Proto-Tai is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Tai language family, from which modern Tai languages such as Thai and Lao ultimately developed.
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B.
Proto-Daju
Proto-Daju is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Daju languages, including Daju Mongo, are derived.
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C.
Proto-Min
Proto-Min is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Min group of Sinitic languages, representing an early stage of Chinese spoken in southeastern China before significant later divergences.
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D.
Proto-Shastan
Proto-Shastan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Shastan languages of northern California and southern Oregon are believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Kam–Tai
Proto-Kam–Tai is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Kam–Tai (Kra–Dai) language branch, from which Central Tai and related languages are derived.
- 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: Proto-Tani Target entity description: Proto-Tani is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tani branch of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and surrounding regions.
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A.
Proto-Tai
Proto-Tai is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Tai language family, from which modern Tai languages such as Thai and Lao ultimately developed.
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B.
Proto-Daju
Proto-Daju is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Daju languages, including Daju Mongo, are derived.
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C.
Proto-Min
Proto-Min is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Min group of Sinitic languages, representing an early stage of Chinese spoken in southeastern China before significant later divergences.
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D.
Proto-Shastan
Proto-Shastan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Shastan languages of northern California and southern Oregon are believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Kam–Tai
Proto-Kam–Tai is the reconstructed common ancestor language of the Kam–Tai (Kra–Dai) language branch, from which Central Tai and related languages are derived.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.