Munda languages
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Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous communities in eastern and central India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Munda languages canonical | 40 |
| Proto-Munda language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306419 — 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: Munda languages Context triple: [Munda, subfamily, Munda languages]
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A.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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B.
Moru–Madi languages
The Moru–Madi languages are a subgroup of related Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Tebu languages
The Tebu languages are a group of closely related Saharan languages spoken primarily by the Tebu people across parts of Chad, Niger, and Libya.
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D.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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E.
Mendi languages
The Mendi languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
- 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: Munda languages Target entity description: Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous communities in eastern and central India.
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A.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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B.
Moru–Madi languages
The Moru–Madi languages are a subgroup of related Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Tebu languages
The Tebu languages are a group of closely related Saharan languages spoken primarily by the Tebu people across parts of Chad, Niger, and Libya.
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D.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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E.
Mendi languages
The Mendi languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic languages
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | many member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | related to Mon-Khmer languages within Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
North Munda languages
ⓘ
South Munda languages ⓘ |
| historicalPresence | pre-Indo-Aryan substrate in parts of eastern India ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | South Asia ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Asuri language
ⓘ
Bhumij language ⓘ Birhor language ⓘ Gorum language ⓘ Gtaʔ language ⓘ
linked to:
Gtaʼ language
Ho language ⓘ Juang language ⓘ Kharia language ⓘ Korku language ⓘ Mundari language ⓘ
linked to:
Mundari
Santali language ⓘ
linked to:
Santhali
Sora language ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Odisha ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
West Bengal ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Munda peoples
ⓘ
indigenous communities in India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
central India ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austroasiatic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Austroasiatic
|
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ numeral classifiers in some languages ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ suffixing morphology ⓘ verb-final word order ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folk songs
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Bengali script
ⓘ
Devanagari script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
Odia script ⓘ Ol Chiki script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Munda languages Description of subject: Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous communities in eastern and central India.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bhumij
linked to: Munda languages
subject linked to:
Santal
subject linked to:
Juang people