Nawuri language
E155053
The Nawuri language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nawuri people of Ghana, primarily in the northern Volta and Oti regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nawuri language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1340500 — 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: Nawuri language Context triple: [Kwa languages, hasSubgroup, Nawuri language]
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A.
Nukuoro language
The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken on Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its small speaker community and unique position within the region’s Oceanic languages.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Duri language
The Duri language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Duri people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Nupe language
The Nupe language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Nupe people in central Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt region.
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E.
Kamviri language
The Kamviri language is a Nuristani language spoken primarily by the Kam people in parts of eastern Afghanistan and neighboring regions of Pakistan.
- 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: Nawuri language Target entity description: The Nawuri language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nawuri people of Ghana, primarily in the northern Volta and Oti regions.
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A.
Nukuoro language
The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken on Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its small speaker community and unique position within the region’s Oceanic languages.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Duri language
The Duri language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Duri people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Nupe language
The Nupe language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Nupe people in central Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt region.
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E.
Hoanya language
The Hoanya language is an extinct Austronesian language once spoken by the Hoanya people of western Taiwan and classified among the indigenous Formosan languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guang language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chumburung language
ⓘ
Gonja language ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countrySubregion | Volta basin area ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nawuri people ⓘ |
| family |
Niger-Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
| Glottocode | nawu1242 ⓘ |
| GlottologName | Nawuri ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nawuli
ⓘ
Nawuri-Guan ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Nawuri (no major documented dialectal division) ⓘ |
| hasNounClasses | yes ⓘ |
| hasTonalSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | naw ⓘ |
| languageBranch | North Guang ⓘ |
| nativeSpeakers | "approximately 14,000" ⓘ |
| nativeSpeakersDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Ghana
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Region of Ghana
|
| spokenIn |
Ghana
ⓘ
Northern Volta Region ⓘ
linked to:
Oti Region
Oti Region ⓘ |
| status |
developing language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic–Congo languages
Guang ⓘ Kwa ⓘ Potou–Tano ⓘ
linked to:
Central Tano
Tano ⓘ
linked to:
Central Tano
|
| usedAlongside |
English
ⓘ
Ewe ⓘ Twi ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nawuri communities along the Volta Lake ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nawuri language Description of subject: The Nawuri language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nawuri people of Ghana, primarily in the northern Volta and Oti regions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.