Nyah Kur language
E783513
The Nyah Kur language is an endangered Austroasiatic language of the Monic branch spoken by the Nyah Kur people in central Thailand, preserving many archaic features related to Old Mon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyah Kur language canonical | 2 |
| Nyahkur language | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9192902 — 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: Nyah Kur language Context triple: [Old Mon, relatedTo, Nyah Kur language]
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A.
Nyangatom language
The Nyangatom language is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Nyangatom people of southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan.
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B.
Nambya language
Nambya is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, closely related to Kalanga and used by the Nambya people.
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C.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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D.
Nafe (Nguna) language
The Nafe (Nguna) language is an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Nguna Island and nearby areas in central Vanuatu.
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E.
Tyap language
Tyap language is a Plateau language of the Niger-Congo family spoken predominantly by the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- 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: Nyah Kur language Target entity description: The Nyah Kur language is an endangered Austroasiatic language of the Monic branch spoken by the Nyah Kur people in central Thailand, preserving many archaic features related to Old Mon.
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A.
Nyangatom language
The Nyangatom language is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Nyangatom people of southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan.
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B.
Nambya language
Nambya is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, closely related to Kalanga and used by the Nambya people.
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C.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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D.
Nafe (Nguna) language
The Nafe (Nguna) language is an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Nguna Island and nearby areas in central Vanuatu.
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E.
Tyap language
Tyap language is a Plateau language of the Niger-Congo family spoken predominantly by the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic language
ⓘ
Monic language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| classification | Austroasiatic > Monic > Nyah Kur ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Mon language ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to Thai ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nyah Kur people ⓘ |
| family | Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chao Bon
ⓘ
Nyahkur ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeatures | features related to Old Mon ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeatures | features related to Old Mon ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Nyah Kur people ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | cbn ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Monic ⓘ |
| preserves | archaic Monic features ⓘ |
| preservesFeatureOf | Old Mon ⓘ |
| region |
Chaiyaphum Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaiyaphum province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province ⓘ Phetchabun Province ⓘ
linked to:
Phetchabun province
|
| relatedTo | Old Mon ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Thailand
ⓘ
central Thailand ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Monic branch ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language of Nyah Kur people ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Thai script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nyah Kur language Description of subject: The Nyah Kur language is an endangered Austroasiatic language of the Monic branch spoken by the Nyah Kur people in central Thailand, preserving many archaic features related to Old Mon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nyah Kur language
linked to: Nyah Kur language