Yi languages
E558049
The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yi language | 16 |
| Yi languages canonical | 5 |
| Yi language (single nationality language category in China) | 1 |
| Yi languages (linguistic branch) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5983400 — 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: Yi languages Context triple: [Naxi language, neighboringLanguages, Yi languages]
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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C.
Baeggu language
The Baeggu language is an Oceanic language spoken by the Baeggu people in the Solomon Islands, belonging to the Southeast Solomonic branch of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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E.
Hangul
Hangul is the native alphabetic writing system of the Korean language, renowned for its scientific design and ease of learning.
- 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: Yi languages Target entity description: The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
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A.
Kam–Sui languages
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
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B.
Kuki-Chin languages
Kuki-Chin languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh by various Kuki, Chin, and related ethnic communities.
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C.
Baeggu language
The Baeggu language is an Oceanic language spoken by the Baeggu people in the Solomon Islands, belonging to the Southeast Solomonic branch of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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E.
Hangul
Hangul is the native alphabetic writing system of the Korean language, renowned for its scientific design and ease of learning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibeto-Burman languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Loloish languages ⓘ |
| areClassifiedBy |
Chinese government
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Republic of China government
|
| areDocumentedIn | Yi–Chinese bilingual dictionaries ⓘ |
| areEndangeredStatus | some varieties vulnerable ⓘ |
| areOfficiallyGroupedAs |
Yi language (single nationality language category in China)
ⓘ
linked to:
Yi languages
|
| areRecognizedAs | minority languages of China ⓘ |
| areSpokenByEthnicGroup |
Axi
ⓘ
Lipo ⓘ Nasu ⓘ Nuosu ⓘ Sani ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | Tibeto-Burman comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| areTaughtIn | some primary schools in Yi autonomous prefectures ⓘ |
| areUsedIn |
Yi folk songs
ⓘ
Yi religious texts ⓘ Yi traditional literature ⓘ |
| hasMajorVariety |
Central Yi
ⓘ
Eastern Yi ⓘ Northern Yi ⓘ Southern Yi ⓘ Western Yi ⓘ |
| hasStandardVariety | Standard Yi ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Classical Yi script
ⓘ
linked to:
Yi script
Modern Yi script ⓘ
linked to:
Yi script
Yi script ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeName |
Lolo languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Loloish languages
Nosu languages ⓘ
linked to:
Nuosu language
|
| havePhonologicalFeature |
consonant-rich syllable structure
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lolo–Burmese languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Lolo-Burmese
|
| region | Southwest China ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Yi people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi ⓘ
linked to:
Guangxi Province
Guizhou ⓘ
linked to:
Guizhou Province
Sichuan ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
southwestern China ⓘ |
| standardBasedOn |
Northern Yi
ⓘ
Nuosu language ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in some Yi autonomous areas
ⓘ
local media in Yi regions ⓘ |
| writingReform | Modern Yi script standardized in late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yi languages Description of subject: The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yi languages
linked to: Yi languages
Yi languages
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areOfficiallyGroupedAs
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Yi language (single nationality language category in China)
ⓘ
linked to: Yi languages
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linked to: Yi languages
linked to: Yi languages
linked to: Yi languages
subject linked to:
Yi Autonomous Prefecture
linked to: Yi languages
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linked to: Yi languages
linked to: Yi languages
linked to: Yi languages