Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic
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The Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic is a subgroup of related languages within the Central Sudanic family spoken primarily in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11114575 — 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: Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic Context triple: [Keliko language, isPartOf, Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic]
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A.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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B.
Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in eastern Chad and western Sudan, comprising several related languages of the Maban people.
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C.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
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D.
Nuer-Dinka branch
The Nuer-Dinka branch is a subgroup of Western Nilotic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan and neighboring regions, encompassing closely related languages of the Nuer and Dinka peoples and their relatives.
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E.
Surmic branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Surmic branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken primarily in southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring regions, encompassing languages such as Majang and other closely related Surmic tongues.
- 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: Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic Target entity description: The Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic is a subgroup of related languages within the Central Sudanic family spoken primarily in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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B.
Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in eastern Chad and western Sudan, comprising several related languages of the Maban people.
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C.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
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D.
Nuer-Dinka branch
The Nuer-Dinka branch is a subgroup of Western Nilotic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan and neighboring regions, encompassing closely related languages of the Nuer and Dinka peoples and their relatives.
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E.
Surmic branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Surmic branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken primarily in southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring regions, encompassing languages such as Majang and other closely related Surmic tongues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
subgroup of Central Sudanic languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted subgroup within Central Sudanic ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
northwestern Uganda ⓘ western South Sudan ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | recognized as Moru–Madi branch in Glottolog and similar databases ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Avokaya language
ⓘ
Keliko language ⓘ Logo language ⓘ Lugbara language ⓘ Lugbara–Ma’di languages ⓘ Madi language ⓘ Ma’di language ⓘ Moru language ⓘ Omi language ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Madi–Lugbara group
ⓘ
linked to:
Lugbara people
Moru group ⓘ |
| higherLevelFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nilo-Saharan languages
|
| ISOClassificationContext | member languages have individual ISO 639-3 codes ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | comparative linguistic studies of Central Sudanic ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Central Sudanic
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Sudanic languages
|
| linguisticFeature |
languages are typologically similar within the branch
ⓘ
languages show shared lexical and grammatical innovations ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageGroups |
Bantu languages in northeastern Congo
ⓘ
Lenduic languages ⓘ Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Sudanic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Sudanic languages
|
| region |
Central Africa
ⓘ
East-Central Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Central Sudanic languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lugbara people
ⓘ
Madi ethnic groups ⓘ Moru ethnic groups ⓘ |
| writingSystems | Latin script (for several member languages) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic Description of subject: The Moru–Madi branch of Central Sudanic is a subgroup of related languages within the Central Sudanic family spoken primarily in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Referenced by (1)
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