Yaka languages
E636929
Yaka languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaka language | 1 |
| Yaka languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6861292 — 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: Yaka languages Context triple: [Western Bantu languages, hasSubgroup, Yaka languages]
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A.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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B.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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C.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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D.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
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E.
Kayan–Murik languages
The Kayan–Murik languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Borneo.
- 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: Yaka languages Target entity description: Yaka languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
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A.
Chimakuan languages
The Chimakuan languages are a small family of now-extinct Indigenous languages once spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, particularly on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
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B.
Misumalpan languages
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily along the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and neighboring regions of Central America.
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C.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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D.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
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E.
Kayan–Murik languages
The Kayan–Murik languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Borneo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealFeature | Kongo–Yaka area ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Suku people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | yakan1272 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Hungana language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lonzo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelende language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonde language NERFINISHED ⓘ Suku language ⓘ Yaka language (Angola) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaka language (DRC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | yaf (for main Yaka variety) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Bantu Zone H NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu (Narrow Bantu) NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northwestern Angola
ⓘ
southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hungan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yaka languages Description of subject: Yaka languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yaka language