Moru–Madi languages
E270703
The Moru–Madi languages are a subgroup of related Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moru–Madi languages canonical | 14 |
| Moru–Madi language | 2 |
| Keliko–Omi languages | 1 |
| Lotuko–Maa languages | 1 |
| Mangbetu languages | 1 |
| Mangbetu–Lese languages | 1 |
| Proto-Moru–Madi | 1 |
| Proto–Moru–Madi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2403349 — 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: Moru–Madi languages Context triple: [Central Sudanic languages, hasPart, Moru–Madi languages]
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A.
Bugis–Tamanic languages
The Bugis–Tamanic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in South Sulawesi and surrounding regions of Indonesia, including Buginese and related tongues.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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D.
Semnani languages
Semnani languages are a small group of closely related Northwestern Iranian languages spoken primarily in Iran’s Semnan province, noted for preserving many archaic Iranian features.
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E.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
- 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: Moru–Madi languages Target entity description: The Moru–Madi languages are a subgroup of related Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A.
Bugis–Tamanic languages
The Bugis–Tamanic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in South Sulawesi and surrounding regions of Indonesia, including Buginese and related tongues.
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B.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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C.
Lakkia–Biao languages
The Lakkia–Biao languages are a small branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by minority communities in southern China, notable for preserving archaic features distinct from the more widespread Tai languages.
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D.
Semnani languages
Semnani languages are a small group of closely related Northwestern Iranian languages spoken primarily in Iran’s Semnan province, noted for preserving many archaic Iranian features.
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E.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| areRelatedBy |
shared basic vocabulary
ⓘ
shared grammatical structures ⓘ shared phonological features ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf |
Central Sudanic classification research
ⓘ
comparative linguistic studies ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Equatoria region of South Sudan
ⓘ
linked to:
Equatoria region
Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
linked to:
Ituri Province
Northern Uganda ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Region, Uganda
|
| hasMemberLanguage |
Aringa language
ⓘ
Avokaya language ⓘ Keliko language ⓘ Logo language ⓘ Lugbara language ⓘ Lugbara–Ma’di cluster ⓘ Ma’di language ⓘ Moru language ⓘ Omi language ⓘ |
| higherLevelFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nilo-Saharan languages
|
| languageFamily |
Central Sudanic
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Sudanic languages
|
| region |
East-Central Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes Region of Africa
|
| spokenIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Central Sudanic languages
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aringa people
ⓘ
Avokaya people ⓘ Keliko people ⓘ Logo people ⓘ Lugbara people ⓘ Ma’di people ⓘ Moru people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moru–Madi languages Description of subject: The Moru–Madi languages are a subgroup of related Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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