Tangam language
E1589149
UNEXPLORED
Tangam language is a highly endangered Tibeto-Burman language spoken by a small indigenous community in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangam language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23506228 — 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: Tangam language Context triple: [Mirish languages, hasMember, Tangam language]
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A.
Tangsa language
The Tangsa language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Tangsa people in northeastern India and parts of Myanmar.
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B.
Xamtanga language
Xamtanga is a Central Cushitic (Agaw) language spoken primarily in northern Ethiopia.
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C.
Ta-ang language
The Ta-ang language is a Mon–Khmer language spoken primarily by the Ta-ang (Palaung) ethnic group in parts of Myanmar, China, and neighboring regions.
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D.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Tumari language
The Tumari language is a lesser-known Saharan language spoken by communities in parts of the central Sahara region of Africa.
- 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: Tangam language Target entity description: Tangam language is a highly endangered Tibeto-Burman language spoken by a small indigenous community in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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A.
Tangsa language
The Tangsa language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Tangsa people in northeastern India and parts of Myanmar.
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B.
Xamtanga language
Xamtanga is a Central Cushitic (Agaw) language spoken primarily in northern Ethiopia.
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C.
Ta-ang language
The Ta-ang language is a Mon–Khmer language spoken primarily by the Ta-ang (Palaung) ethnic group in parts of Myanmar, China, and neighboring regions.
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D.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Tumari language
The Tumari language is a lesser-known Saharan language spoken by communities in parts of the central Sahara region of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.