Kaonde language
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The Kaonde language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kaonde people of northwestern Zambia and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaonde language canonical | 5 |
| Western Kaonde | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12040031 — 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: Kaonde language Context triple: [Bemba language, closelyRelatedTo, Kaonde language]
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A.
Konongo language
The Konongo language is a Bantu language of East Africa, closely related to Sukuma and spoken by the Konongo people.
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B.
Azande language
Azande language is a Ubangian language spoken primarily by the Azande people across parts of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Nsenga language
The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.
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D.
Tembe language
The Tembe language is an indigenous Tupi-Guarani language spoken by the Tembé people of northern Brazil.
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E.
Kalanga language
The Kalanga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kalanga people in parts of Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.
- 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: Kaonde language Target entity description: The Kaonde language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kaonde people of northwestern Zambia and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A.
Konongo language
The Konongo language is a Bantu language of East Africa, closely related to Sukuma and spoken by the Konongo people.
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B.
Azande language
Azande language is a Ubangian language spoken primarily by the Azande people across parts of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Nsenga language
The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.
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D.
Tembe language
The Tembe language is an indigenous Tupi-Guarani language spoken by the Tembé people of northern Brazil.
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E.
Kalanga language
The Kalanga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kalanga people in parts of Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kaonde language