Kofyar cluster
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The Kofyar cluster is a group of closely related Plateau languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kofyar cluster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9269683 — 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: Kofyar cluster Context triple: [Angas–Sura subgroup, hasMember, Kofyar cluster]
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A.
Chufut-Kale
Chufut-Kale is a historic cave city and fortress in Crimea, known for its well-preserved medieval structures and significance to Crimean Karaite and Tatar history.
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B.
Mutasa District
Mutasa District is an administrative district in eastern Zimbabwe known for its mountainous terrain, tea and coffee estates, and location within Manicaland Province.
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C.
Siha District
Siha District is an administrative district in northern Tanzania, located within the Kilimanjaro Region near the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Rashidan District
Rashidan District is an administrative district in central Afghanistan known for its rural communities within Ghazni Province.
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E.
Omusati Region
Omusati Region is an administrative region in northwestern Namibia known for its predominantly rural communities, subsistence agriculture, and proximity to the Angolan border.
- 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: Kofyar cluster Target entity description: The Kofyar cluster is a group of closely related Plateau languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria.
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A.
Chufut-Kale
Chufut-Kale is a historic cave city and fortress in Crimea, known for its well-preserved medieval structures and significance to Crimean Karaite and Tatar history.
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B.
Mutasa District
Mutasa District is an administrative district in eastern Zimbabwe known for its mountainous terrain, tea and coffee estates, and location within Manicaland Province.
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C.
Siha District
Siha District is an administrative district in northern Tanzania, located within the Kilimanjaro Region near the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Rashidan District
Rashidan District is an administrative district in central Afghanistan known for its rural communities within Ghazni Province.
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E.
Omusati Region
Omusati Region is an administrative region in northwestern Namibia known for its predominantly rural communities, subsistence agriculture, and proximity to the Angolan border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Plateau languages
ⓘ
language cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kofyaric languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kofyar–Doemak cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | closely related Plateau languages ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kofyar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern Nasarawa State, Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Plateau State, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kofy1236 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Bwol language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doemak language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gworam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofyar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofyar–Doemak dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwagallak language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwalla language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mernyang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau ⓘ |
| region | Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kaduna State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Benue–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kofyar cluster Description of subject: The Kofyar cluster is a group of closely related Plateau languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.