Ibani language
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The Ibani language is an Ijoid language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Ibani people in and around Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibani language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12225693 — 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: Ibani language Context triple: [Bonny, localLanguage, Ibani language]
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A.
Iban language
The Iban language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Iban people of Borneo, especially in Sarawak, Malaysia, and parts of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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B.
Baniwa language
Baniwa is an Arawakan Indigenous language spoken primarily along the Rio Negro in northwestern Brazil, as well as in parts of Colombia and Venezuela.
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C.
Nobiin language
The Nobiin language is a Nubian language of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, known for its rich oral tradition and historical significance as a descendant of Old Nubian.
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D.
Abui language
The Abui language is a Papuan language spoken by the Abui people on Alor Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and typological distinctiveness.
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E.
Cabiyari language
The Cabiyari language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Cabiyari people of the northwestern Amazon region.
- 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: Ibani language Target entity description: The Ibani language is an Ijoid language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Ibani people in and around Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria.
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A.
Iban language
The Iban language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Iban people of Borneo, especially in Sarawak, Malaysia, and parts of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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B.
Baniwa language
Baniwa is an Arawakan Indigenous language spoken primarily along the Rio Negro in northwestern Brazil, as well as in parts of Colombia and Venezuela.
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C.
Nobiin language
The Nobiin language is a Nubian language of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, known for its rich oral tradition and historical significance as a descendant of Old Nubian.
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D.
Abui language
The Abui language is a Papuan language spoken by the Abui people on Alor Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex morphology and typological distinctiveness.
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E.
Cabiyari language
The Cabiyari language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Cabiyari people of the northwestern Amazon region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bonny