Southern Indo-Aryan languages
E311538
Southern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in western and central India and including varieties such as Marathi, Konkani, and related regional dialects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Indo-Aryan languages canonical | 9 |
| Southern zone (Indo-Aryan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2936529 — 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: Southern Indo-Aryan languages Context triple: [Malvani, subclassOf, Southern Indo-Aryan languages]
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A.
Northern Indo-Aryan languages
Northern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, and Punjabi.
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B.
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken mainly in eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, including major languages such as Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
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C.
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Sindhi, Punjabi, and Lahnda.
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D.
Central Dravidian languages
Central Dravidian languages are a subgroup of the Dravidian language family spoken primarily in central India, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features distinct from the northern and southern branches.
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E.
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.
- 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: Southern Indo-Aryan languages Target entity description: Southern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in western and central India and including varieties such as Marathi, Konkani, and related regional dialects.
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A.
Northern Indo-Aryan languages
Northern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, and Punjabi.
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B.
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken mainly in eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, including major languages such as Bengali, Assamese, and Odia.
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C.
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Sindhi, Punjabi, and Lahnda.
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D.
Central Dravidian languages
Central Dravidian languages are a subgroup of the Dravidian language family spoken primarily in central India, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features distinct from the northern and southern branches.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Marathi–Konkani group ⓘ |
| branchOf | New Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Chhattisgarh
ⓘ
Goa ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ coastal Konkan region ⓘ northern Karnataka ⓘ |
| hasStandardLanguage |
Standard Konkani
ⓘ
linked to:
Konkani
Standard Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| historicalDevelopment | descend from Maharashtri Prakrit and related dialects ⓘ |
| includes |
Agri dialects
ⓘ
Ahirani language ⓘ Goan Konkani ⓘ
linked to:
Konkani
Katkari language ⓘ Koli languages ⓘ Konkani language ⓘ
linked to:
Konkani
Malvani Konkani ⓘ
linked to:
Malvani
Marathi language ⓘ Saurashtra language ⓘ
linked to:
Sourashtra language
Thakri language ⓘ Varhadi dialect of Marathi ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
developed from Middle Indo-Aryan Prakrits
ⓘ
share features with Central Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ share features with Western Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Konkani language
ⓘ
linked to:
Konkani
Marathi language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European language family ⓘ |
| region |
Deccan region
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Central Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Western Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
central India ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | New Indo-Aryan period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration in some Indian states (via Marathi)
ⓘ
education in regional contexts ⓘ literature in Marathi and Konkani ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script (for many members)
ⓘ
Gujarati script (for some regional varieties) ⓘ Kannada script (for some Konkani varieties) ⓘ Roman script (for some Konkani varieties) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Indo-Aryan languages Description of subject: Southern Indo-Aryan languages are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in western and central India and including varieties such as Marathi, Konkani, and related regional dialects.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Southern Indo-Aryan languages