Malwai dialect
E23166
The Malwai dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi primarily spoken in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malwai dialect canonical | 4 |
| Jhangochi dialect of Punjabi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T176447 — 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: Malwai dialect Context triple: [Punjabi language, hasDialects, Malwai dialect]
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A.
Doabi dialect
The Doabi dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi traditionally spoken in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
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B.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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C.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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D.
Nuristani languages
Nuristani languages are a small, distinct group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.
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E.
Saraiki
Saraiki is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in central and southern Pakistan, especially in the southern Punjab 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: Malwai dialect Target entity description: The Malwai dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi primarily spoken in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.
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A.
Doabi dialect
The Doabi dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi traditionally spoken in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
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B.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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C.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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D.
Nuristani languages
Nuristani languages are a small, distinct group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.
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E.
Saraiki
Saraiki is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in central and southern Pakistan, especially in the southern Punjab region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of Punjabi language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Punjabi macrolanguage
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Malwai Punjabi ⓘ |
| hasDialectalFeature |
distinct pronunciation compared to Majhi Punjabi
ⓘ
distinct vocabulary compared to Majhi Punjabi ⓘ some grammatical differences from standard Punjabi ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Status | not separately coded ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibilityWith | other Punjabi dialects ⓘ |
| neighboringDialect |
Doabi dialect
ⓘ
Majhi dialect ⓘ Puadhi dialect ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Punjabi
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
|
| primaryScript |
Gurmukhi script
ⓘ
linked to:
Gurmukhi
|
| region |
Malwa
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malwa region
ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa
Punjab, India ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab
northern India ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-Aryan language variety
ⓘ
Punjabi language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Punjabi speakers in Malwa region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gurmukhi script
ⓘ
linked to:
Gurmukhi
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malwai dialect Description of subject: The Malwai dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi primarily spoken in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Malwai dialect