South Munda subgroup

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branch of Munda languages language subgroup

The South Munda subgroup is a branch of the Munda languages within the Austroasiatic family, comprising several related languages spoken primarily in eastern and central India.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
South Munda	2
South Munda subgroup canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6398607 — 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: South Munda subgroup
Context triple: [Savara language, belongsTo, South Munda subgroup]

A. Manda–Pengo subgroup
The Manda–Pengo subgroup is a small branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in parts of central India.
B. North Munda languages
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.
C. Gondi–Kui subgroup
The Gondi–Kui subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes closely related tribal languages such as Gondi and Kui spoken in central and eastern India.
D. Munda–Nicobarese branch
The Munda–Nicobarese branch is a proposed subgrouping within the Austroasiatic language family that links the Munda languages of mainland India with the Nicobarese languages of the Nicobar Islands based on shared linguistic features.
E. Kolami–Naiki subgroup
The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
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: South Munda subgroup
Target entity description: The South Munda subgroup is a branch of the Munda languages within the Austroasiatic family, comprising several related languages spoken primarily in eastern and central India.

A. Manda–Pengo subgroup
The Manda–Pengo subgroup is a small branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in parts of central India.
B. North Munda languages
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.
C. Gondi–Kui subgroup
The Gondi–Kui subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes closely related tribal languages such as Gondi and Kui spoken in central and eastern India.
D. Munda–Nicobarese branch
The Munda–Nicobarese branch is a proposed subgrouping within the Austroasiatic language family that links the Munda languages of mainland India with the Nicobarese languages of the Nicobar Islands based on shared linguistic features.
E. Kolami–Naiki subgroup
The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of Munda languages ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
arealFeature	contact with Dravidian languages ⓘ contact with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
endangermentStatus	many member languages are endangered ⓘ
hasFeature	lexical borrowing from Dravidian languages ⓘ lexical borrowing from Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ numerous dialectal varieties within member languages ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Koraput Munda subgroup ⓘ South Munda proper ⓘ linked to: South Munda languages
hasWritingSystem	primarily oral traditions ⓘ uses regional scripts for some languages ⓘ
includesLanguage	Bonda ⓘ Didayi ⓘ Gorum ⓘ Gorum–Gtaʼ group ⓘ Gtaʼ ⓘ Gutob ⓘ Juang ⓘ Juang–Remo group ⓘ Kharia ⓘ Kharia–Juang group ⓘ Remo ⓘ Sora ⓘ Sora–Gorum group ⓘ
linguisticClassification	Austroasiatic > Munda > South Munda ⓘ
partOf	Austroasiatic language family ⓘ linked to: Austroasiatic Munda languages ⓘ
region	central India ⓘ eastern India ⓘ
researchField	Austroasiatic linguistics ⓘ South Asian linguistics ⓘ
spokenBy	indigenous communities of eastern India ⓘ
spokenInState	Andhra Pradesh ⓘ Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Odisha ⓘ linked to: Orissa Telangana ⓘ
typologicalFeature	agglutinative morphology ⓘ complex consonant clusters in some languages ⓘ contrastive vowel length in some languages ⓘ predominantly suffixing ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ
usesScript	Devanagari script ⓘ Latin script (in some linguistic descriptions) ⓘ Odia script ⓘ
wordOrder	SOV ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Savara language → belongsTo → South Munda subgroup ⓘ

Sora language → languageBranch → South Munda ⓘ

linked to: South Munda subgroup

North Munda → relatedTo → South Munda ⓘ