Proto-South-Central Dravidian
E181012
Proto-South-Central Dravidian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern South-Central Dravidian languages, such as Telugu and Gondi, are believed to have descended.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-South-Central Dravidian canonical | 4 |
| Proto-South-Central Dravidian language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529264 — 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: Proto-South-Central Dravidian Context triple: [South-Central Dravidian, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-South-Central Dravidian]
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A.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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B.
Proto-Dravidian
Proto-Dravidian is the reconstructed common ancestral language from which all modern Dravidian languages, including Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, are believed to have descended.
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C.
North Dravidian languages
The North Dravidian languages are a small, geographically northern branch of the Dravidian language family spoken mainly in eastern and central India, including languages such as Kurukh and Malto.
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D.
Dravidian languages
Dravidian languages are a family of languages primarily spoken in South India and parts of Sri Lanka, including major languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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E.
Southern Dravidian
Southern Dravidian is a major branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, primarily spoken in southern India and parts of Sri Lanka.
- 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: Proto-South-Central Dravidian Target entity description: Proto-South-Central Dravidian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern South-Central Dravidian languages, such as Telugu and Gondi, are believed to have descended.
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A.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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B.
Proto-Dravidian
Proto-Dravidian is the reconstructed common ancestral language from which all modern Dravidian languages, including Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, are believed to have descended.
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C.
North Dravidian languages
The North Dravidian languages are a small, geographically northern branch of the Dravidian language family spoken mainly in eastern and central India, including languages such as Kurukh and Malto.
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D.
Dravidian languages
Dravidian languages are a family of languages primarily spoken in South India and parts of Sri Lanka, including major languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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E.
Southern Dravidian
Southern Dravidian is a major branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, primarily spoken in southern India and parts of Sri Lanka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South-Central Dravidian language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Gondi
ⓘ
Koya ⓘ Kui ⓘ Kuvi ⓘ Manda ⓘ Pengo ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| attested | no ⓘ |
| branch | South-Central Dravidian ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Proto-Dravidian
ⓘ
Proto-North Dravidian ⓘ Proto-South Dravidian ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Southern Dravidian
|
| evidenceType | comparative reconstruction ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Dravidian linguistics
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian studies
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasDescendantGroup |
South-Central Dravidian languages
ⓘ
linked to:
South-Central Dravidian
|
| hasLexicalFeature | shared basic vocabulary of South-Central Dravidian languages (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology (reconstructed)
ⓘ
suffixing morphology (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between dental and retroflex stops (reconstructed)
ⓘ
retroflex consonants (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | SOV word order (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | none (reconstructed orally by linguists) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Dravidian
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian languages
|
| partOf |
Dravidian language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian languages
South-Central Dravidian branch ⓘ
linked to:
South-Central Dravidian
|
| reconstructedBy | historical linguists ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Gondi
ⓘ
Koya ⓘ Kui ⓘ Kuvi ⓘ Manda ⓘ Pengo ⓘ Telugu ⓘ comparative method ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Proto-Central Dravidian
ⓘ
Proto-South Dravidian ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Southern Dravidian
|
| spokenIn |
Deccan region (reconstructed)
ⓘ
prehistory of South India ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Dravidian proto-language
ⓘ
Proto-Dravidian ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-literate period of South-Central Dravidian region (approximate, reconstructed) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-South-Central Dravidian Description of subject: Proto-South-Central Dravidian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern South-Central Dravidian languages, such as Telugu and Gondi, are believed to have descended.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-South-Central Dravidian