Temne language
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Temne is a major Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Temne people of Sierra Leone, where it has significantly shaped the country’s linguistic and cultural landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temne language canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4159124 — 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: Temne language Context triple: [Krio language, hasInfluenceFrom, Temne language]
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A.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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B.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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C.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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D.
Tumbuka
Tumbuka is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Malawi and parts of Zambia and Tanzania.
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E.
Lugbara language
The Lugbara language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Lugbara people of northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 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: Temne language Target entity description: Temne is a major Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Temne people of Sierra Leone, where it has significantly shaped the country’s linguistic and cultural landscape.
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A.
Banda-Ndélé language
The Banda-Ndélé language is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Banda people, primarily in the Central African Republic.
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B.
Tontemboan language
The Tontemboan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tontemboan people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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C.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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D.
Tumbuka
Tumbuka is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Malawi and parts of Zambia and Tanzania.
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E.
Lugbara language
The Lugbara language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Lugbara people of northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic–Congo language
ⓘ
Mel language ⓘ Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ subject–verb–object language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Baga languages
ⓘ
Kisi language ⓘ |
| countryWithLargestNumberOfSpeakers | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
medium of Temne storytelling
ⓘ
medium of Temne traditional songs ⓘ vehicle of Temne oral literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Themne language
ⓘ
Timne language ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional dialects within Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Temne ⓘ |
| hasGlottologCode | temn1252 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Temne ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | tem ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticCode | Linguasphere 05-PEA-a ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | noun class system ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | over 2 million speakers ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal consonants ⓘ prenasalized stops ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | variety based on speech of Temne in northern Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English language
ⓘ
linked to:
English
Krio language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic–Congo languages
Mel ⓘ Niger–Congo ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
| nativeName |
Temne
ⓘ
Themne ⓘ |
| recognizedStatus | major indigenous language of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Sierra Leone
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Province of Sierra Leone
Western Area of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to:
Western Area, Sierra Leone
|
| spokenBy | Temne people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guinea
ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in parts of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian religious practice in Sierra Leone
ⓘ
Islamic religious practice in Sierra Leone ⓘ education in some primary schools in Sierra Leone ⓘ local radio broadcasting in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temne language Description of subject: Temne is a major Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Temne people of Sierra Leone, where it has significantly shaped the country’s linguistic and cultural landscape.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.