North Munda languages
E199647
North Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in eastern and central India by various indigenous communities, including speakers of Santhali.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Munda languages | 2 |
| North Munda languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1769997 — 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: North Munda languages Context triple: [Santhali, subfamilyOf, North Munda languages]
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A.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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D.
Mamfe languages
The Mamfe languages are a small group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in the Mamfe region of southwestern Cameroon.
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E.
Bhili languages
The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
- 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: North Munda languages Target entity description: North Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in eastern and central India by various indigenous communities, including speakers of Santhali.
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A.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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D.
Mamfe languages
The Mamfe languages are a small group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in the Mamfe region of southwestern Cameroon.
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E.
Bhili languages
The Bhili languages are a group of Indo-Aryan tribal languages spoken primarily by the Bhil people across western and central India, especially in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Munda languages subgroup
ⓘ
language branch ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Dravidian languages
ⓘ
contact with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | South Munda languages ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Assam
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Kherwarian languages
ⓘ
Korku tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Korku–Munda group
|
| includesLanguage |
Asuri language
ⓘ
Bhumij language ⓘ Kharia language ⓘ
surface form:
Birhor language
Gtaʼ language ⓘ Ho language ⓘ Juang language ⓘ Koda language ⓘ Koraku language ⓘ Korku language ⓘ Koraku language ⓘ
surface form:
Korwa language
Mahali language ⓘ Mundari ⓘ
surface form:
Mundari language
Santhali ⓘ
surface form:
Santali language
Turi language ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranchOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic languages
|
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Santhali
ⓘ
surface form:
Santali language
|
| partOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic language family
Munda languages ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
indigenous communities of central India
ⓘ
indigenous communities of eastern India ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup |
Asur
ⓘ
surface form:
Asur people
Bhumij people ⓘ Birhor ⓘ
surface form:
Birhor people
Ho people ⓘ Juang people ⓘ Korku tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Korku people
Korwa people ⓘ Munda peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Munda people
Santal people ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystemForMajorLanguage |
Bengali script (for some North Munda languages)
ⓘ
Devanagari script (for some North Munda languages) ⓘ Ol Chiki script ⓘ
surface form:
Ol Chiki script (for Santali)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: North Munda languages Description of subject: North Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in eastern and central India by various indigenous communities, including speakers of Santhali.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Munda languages
this entity surface form:
Munda languages