Aka-Bo language
E318984
The Aka-Bo language was an extinct Great Andamanese language once spoken by the Bo people of the Andaman Islands in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aka-Bo language canonical | 4 |
| Abo language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2998734 — 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: Aka-Bo language Context triple: [Bo (Great Andamanese language), alternativeName, Aka-Bo language]
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A.
Akebu language
The Akebu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Akebu people in parts of Togo and Ghana.
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B.
Avokaya language
The Avokaya language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Avokaya people in parts of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Avikam language
The Avikam language is a Kwa language spoken by the Avikam people of southern Côte d'Ivoire.
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D.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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E.
Akawaio language
The Akawaio language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Akawaio people of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
- 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: Aka-Bo language Target entity description: The Aka-Bo language was an extinct Great Andamanese language once spoken by the Bo people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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A.
Akebu language
The Akebu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Akebu people in parts of Togo and Ghana.
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B.
Avokaya language
The Avokaya language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Avokaya people in parts of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Avikam language
The Avikam language is a Kwa language spoken by the Avikam people of southern Côte d'Ivoire.
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D.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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E.
Akawaio language
The Akawaio language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Akawaio people of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Andamanese language
ⓘ
agglutinative language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aka-Bo
ⓘ
Bo language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Bo people ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Austroasiatic-Andaman linguistic area (areal grouping, not genetic)
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Andaman Islands ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryOfficial | not an official language of India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | traditional hunter-gatherer society of the Bo people ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangeredStatusBeforeExtinction | critically endangered ⓘ |
| endonym | Bo ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupSize | very small speech community ⓘ |
| exonym | Aka-Bo ⓘ |
| extinctIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| extinctionDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| extinctionType | language isolate within its speech community (no intergenerational transmission) ⓘ |
| geneticClassification | one of the Northern Great Andamanese languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | restricted to parts of North Andaman and nearby islands ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature | noun class system based on body parts (typical of Great Andamanese languages) ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | booo1235 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
body-part based spatial expressions (typical of Great Andamanese languages)
ⓘ
complex pronominal system (typical of Great Andamanese languages) ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulationTrend | declining throughout the 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the last surviving Great Andamanese languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | akm ⓘ |
| languageDeathCause |
language shift to Hindi
ⓘ
language shift to other Great Andamanese varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Great Andamanese ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo |
Hindi
ⓘ
mixed Great Andamanese koiné ⓘ |
| lastSpeaker |
Boa Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Boa Sr
|
| linguisticTypology | head-marking language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bay of Bengal region ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Andamanese language group
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Andamanese languages
|
| phonologicalFeature | small phoneme inventory (typical of Great Andamanese languages) ⓘ |
| region | North Andaman Island ⓘ |
| researchInterest | important for studies of Great Andamanese typology ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bo people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Andaman Islands
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatusBeforeExtinction | critically endangered ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication only ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no native writing system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aka-Bo language Description of subject: The Aka-Bo language was an extinct Great Andamanese language once spoken by the Bo people of the Andaman Islands in India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.