Bahnaric languages
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The Bahnaric languages are a group of related Austroasiatic languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bahnaric languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9051968 — 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: Bahnaric languages Context triple: [Mon Khmer, hasSubbranch, Bahnaric languages]
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A.
Hmongic languages
Hmongic languages are a branch of the Hmong-Mien language family spoken primarily by Hmong and related ethnic groups in southern China and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Kove–Mangseng languages
The Kove–Mangseng languages are a small subgroup of closely related Oceanic languages spoken in parts of Papua New Guinea.
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C.
Vietic languages
Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Vietnam and neighboring areas, encompassing Vietnamese and several closely related minority languages.
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D.
Chamic languages
The Chamic languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in mainland Southeast Asia and parts of Indonesia, notable for heavy contact influence from neighboring Austroasiatic and Tai-Kadai languages.
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E.
Chimuan languages
The Chimuan languages are an extinct group of pre-Columbian languages once spoken along the northern coast of Peru, most notably associated with the Chimú civilization.
- 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: Bahnaric languages Target entity description: The Bahnaric languages are a group of related Austroasiatic languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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A.
Hmongic languages
Hmongic languages are a branch of the Hmong-Mien language family spoken primarily by Hmong and related ethnic groups in southern China and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Kove–Mangseng languages
The Kove–Mangseng languages are a small subgroup of closely related Oceanic languages spoken in parts of Papua New Guinea.
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C.
Vietic languages
Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Vietnam and neighboring areas, encompassing Vietnamese and several closely related minority languages.
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D.
Chamic languages
The Chamic languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in mainland Southeast Asia and parts of Indonesia, notable for heavy contact influence from neighboring Austroasiatic and Tai-Kadai languages.
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E.
Chimuan languages
The Chimuan languages are an extinct group of pre-Columbian languages once spoken along the northern coast of Peru, most notably associated with the Chimú civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Austroasiatic languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
influence from Khmer
ⓘ
influence from Lao ⓘ influence from Vietnamese ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | Mon-Khmer languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alak language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahnar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bru language ⓘ Halang language ⓘ Hre language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeh language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jruʼ language ⓘ Kaco language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kacoʼ language ⓘ Katu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Koho language NERFINISHED ⓘ Laven language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mnong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyaheun language NERFINISHED ⓘ Oy language NERFINISHED ⓘ Rengao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sok language NERFINISHED ⓘ Stieng language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta Oi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | limited inflectional morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length (in some languages)
ⓘ
rich consonant inventories ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Central Bahnaric languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Bahnaric languages NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bahnaric languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOf |
Bahnar language
ⓘ
Mnong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedang language ⓘ Stieng language ⓘ |
| partOf | Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Highlands of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Cambodia ⓘ southern Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
indigenous peoples of Cambodia
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Laos ⓘ indigenous peoples of Vietnam ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology | predominantly analytic ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for some Bahnaric languages) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bahnaric languages Description of subject: The Bahnaric languages are a group of related Austroasiatic languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.