Central Indo-Aryan languages
E410127
Central Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken in northern and central India and including major languages such as Hindi and Urdu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Indo-Aryan languages canonical | 5 |
| Central Zone Indo-Aryan languages | 1 |
| Madhya Indo-Aryan languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3999119 — 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: Central Indo-Aryan languages Context triple: [Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages, relatedTo, Central Indo-Aryan languages]
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A.
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken mainly in eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, including major languages such as Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
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B.
Northern Indo-Aryan languages
Northern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, and Punjabi.
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C.
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Sindhi, Punjabi, and Lahnda.
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D.
Southern Indo-Aryan languages
Southern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in western and central India and including varieties such as Marathi, Konkani, and related regional dialects.
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E.
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-Aryan languages are a major branch of the Indo-European family spoken primarily in the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi.
- 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: Central Indo-Aryan languages Target entity description: Central Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken in northern and central India and including major languages such as Hindi and Urdu.
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A.
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken mainly in eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, including major languages such as Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
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B.
Northern Indo-Aryan languages
Northern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, and Punjabi.
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C.
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Sindhi, Punjabi, and Lahnda.
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D.
Southern Indo-Aryan languages
Southern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in western and central India and including varieties such as Marathi, Konkani, and related regional dialects.
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E.
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-Aryan languages are a major branch of the Indo-European family spoken primarily in the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language group
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Central Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Zone Indo-Aryan languages
Central Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Madhya Indo-Aryan languages
|
| ancestor |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Shauraseni Prakrit ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
aspirated stops
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ postpositions ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| containsDialectContinuum | Hindustani dialect continuum ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Middle Indo-Aryan
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Indo-Aryan languages
|
| geographicDistribution |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
ⓘ
central India ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| includesStandardVariety |
Hindi
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Hindi
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Urdu
|
| influencedBy |
Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic language
Dravidian languages ⓘ English language ⓘ Persian language ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | Indo-Aryan Central zone ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
agreement with subject or object depending on aspect
ⓘ
extensive use of compound verbs ⓘ noun postpositions instead of prepositions ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bagheli ⓘ Braj ⓘ Bundeli ⓘ Sarnami Hindustani ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Hindustani
Chhattisgarhi ⓘ Fiji Hindi ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Hindustani language ⓘ
surface form:
Hindustani
Kannauj ⓘ
surface form:
Kanauji
Khari Boli ⓘ
surface form:
Khariboli
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan branch
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| typology |
SOV word order
ⓘ
fusional morphology ⓘ split ergativity ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in northern India ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Kaithi script ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Indo-Aryan languages Description of subject: Central Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken in northern and central India and including major languages such as Hindi and Urdu.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madhya Indo-Aryan languages
this entity surface form:
Central Zone Indo-Aryan languages