Tashkurgan Sarikoli
E802655
Tashkurgan Sarikoli is an Eastern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Sarikoli people in the Tashkurgan region of Xinjiang, China.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tashkurgan Sarikoli canonical | 2 |
| Qapqal Sibe | 1 |
| Sarikoli Tajik | 1 |
| Sariqoli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9460782 — 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: Tashkurgan Sarikoli Context triple: [Sarikoli, alternativeName, Tashkurgan Sarikoli]
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A.
Sary-Tash
Sary-Tash is a remote village in southern Kyrgyzstan that serves as a key crossroads on routes linking Kyrgyzstan with China and Tajikistan through the Pamir and Alay mountain ranges.
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B.
Karakol
Karakol is a town in eastern Kyrgyzstan near Lake Issyk-Kul, known as a gateway to the Tien Shan Mountains and a center for trekking and skiing.
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C.
Kochkor-Ata
Kochkor-Ata is a town in western Kyrgyzstan known for its role in regional industry and its location near key transport and energy infrastructure.
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D.
Tuz Khurmatu
Tuz Khurmatu is a multiethnic town in northern Iraq notable for its significant Iraqi Turkmen population and strategic location in the disputed territories between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.
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E.
Kapchagay
Kapchagay is a town in southeastern Kazakhstan known for its large reservoir on the Ili River and its role as a regional recreation and tourism center.
- 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: Tashkurgan Sarikoli Target entity description: Tashkurgan Sarikoli is an Eastern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Sarikoli people in the Tashkurgan region of Xinjiang, China.
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A.
Sary-Tash
Sary-Tash is a remote village in southern Kyrgyzstan that serves as a key crossroads on routes linking Kyrgyzstan with China and Tajikistan through the Pamir and Alay mountain ranges.
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B.
Karakol
Karakol is a town in eastern Kyrgyzstan near Lake Issyk-Kul, known as a gateway to the Tien Shan Mountains and a center for trekking and skiing.
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C.
Kochkor-Ata
Kochkor-Ata is a town in western Kyrgyzstan known for its role in regional industry and its location near key transport and energy infrastructure.
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D.
Tuz Khurmatu
Tuz Khurmatu is a multiethnic town in northern Iraq notable for its significant Iraqi Turkmen population and strategic location in the disputed territories between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.
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E.
Kapchagay
Kapchagay is a town in southeastern Kazakhstan known for its large reservoir on the Ili River and its role as a regional recreation and tourism center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Iranian language
ⓘ
Iranian language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sarikoli
ⓘ
Sariqoli ⓘ
linked to:
Sarikoli
Tashkurgan Tajik ⓘ
linked to:
Tashkurgan
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Rushani
ⓘ
Shughni ⓘ other Pamir languages ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| domain | Pamir languages of China ⓘ |
| dominantContactLanguage |
Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
Uyghur ⓘ
linked to:
Uyghurs
|
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnologueEntry |
Sarikoli (srh)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarikoli
|
| hasGlottocode | sari1247 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | srh ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
case marking on nouns
ⓘ
person and tense marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
series of retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunityCenter |
Tashkurgan town
ⓘ
linked to:
Tashkurgan
|
| influencedBy |
Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Uyghur ⓘ
linked to:
Uyghurs
|
| languageBranch | Pamir languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eastern Iranian ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | China ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
Standard Tajik (Persian) ⓘ
linked to:
Tajik language
|
| primaryUse | oral communication ⓘ |
| region |
Pamir region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu Kush–Pamir region
|
| spokenBy |
Sarikoli people
ⓘ
Tajik ethnic group in China ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County ⓘ
linked to:
Tashkurgan
Xinjiang ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
agglutinative and fusional morphology ⓘ rich case system ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Tajik minority in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | limited local use ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Chinese characters ⓘ Latin script (informal or scholarly use) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tashkurgan Sarikoli Description of subject: Tashkurgan Sarikoli is an Eastern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Sarikoli people in the Tashkurgan region of Xinjiang, China.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tashkurgan Sarikoli
linked to: Tashkurgan Sarikoli
subject linked to:
srh
linked to: Tashkurgan Sarikoli