South Munda languages
E735917
South Munda languages are a subgroup of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken primarily in eastern and central India and distinguished by shared phonological and grammatical features.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Munda languages canonical | 2 |
| South Munda | 1 |
| South Munda proper | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8444871 — 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 languages Context triple: [North Munda languages, contrastsWith, South Munda languages]
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A.
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.
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B.
Munda languages
Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous communities in eastern and central India.
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C.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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D.
Madang languages
The Madang languages are a diverse group of Papuan languages spoken primarily in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea, noted for their complex phonologies and significant internal diversity.
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E.
Munduruku language
The Munduruku language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Munduruku people of the Amazon region in Brazil.
- 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 languages Target entity description: South Munda languages are a subgroup of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken primarily in eastern and central India and distinguished by shared phonological and grammatical features.
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A.
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.
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B.
Munda languages
Munda languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous communities in eastern and central India.
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C.
Nambikwara languages
The Nambikwara languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Nambikwara peoples of western Brazil, known for their typological diversity and significance in Amazonian linguistic studies.
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D.
Madang languages
The Madang languages are a diverse group of Papuan languages spoken primarily in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea, noted for their complex phonologies and significant internal diversity.
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E.
Munduruku language
The Munduruku language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Munduruku people of the Amazon region in Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Munda languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Dravidian languages
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contact with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| comparedWith | North Munda languages ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| differFrom |
North Munda languages in lexicon
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North Munda languages in morphology ⓘ North Munda languages in phonology ⓘ |
| glottologCode | sout3145 (South Munda) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bonda language
ⓘ
Didayi language ⓘ Gorum language ⓘ Gtaʼ language ⓘ Gtaʼ–Remo group ⓘ
linked to:
Gorum–Gtaʼ group
Gutob language ⓘ Juang language ⓘ Juang–Remo group ⓘ Kharia language ⓘ Remo language ⓘ Sora language ⓘ Sora–Gorum group ⓘ |
| hasSubclassification |
Koraput Munda subgroup
ⓘ
Sora–Gorum subgroup ⓘ
linked to:
Sora–Gorum group
|
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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complex agreement systems ⓘ contrastive vowel length in some languages ⓘ distinctive consonant clusters ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ shared grammatical features ⓘ shared phonological features ⓘ use of suffixes for case marking ⓘ verb-final word order tendency ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austroasiatic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Austroasiatic
Munda languages ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Munda peoples
ⓘ
indigenous communities of eastern India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Odisha ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
Telangana ⓘ |
| status | many languages endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Munda branch of Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
often written in Odia script for some languages
ⓘ
often written in Telugu script for some languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Munda languages Description of subject: South Munda languages are a subgroup of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken primarily in eastern and central India and distinguished by shared phonological and grammatical features.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: South Munda languages
linked to: South Munda languages