South Dravidian languages

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
South Dravidian languages canonical	16
South Dravidian I	4
South Dravidian	3
Kannada–Badaga languages	2
South Dravidian language family	1
South Dravidian language group	1
South Dravidian subgroup	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4017386 — 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: South Dravidian languages
Context triple: [North Dravidian languages, sharesFeatureWith, South Dravidian languages]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Proto-South-Central Dravidian
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.
E. 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.
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: South Dravidian languages
Target entity description: South Dravidian languages are a major subgroup of the Dravidian language family spoken primarily in southern India, including prominent languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Proto-South-Central Dravidian
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of the Dravidian language family ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
basicWordOrder	SOV ⓘ
containsSubgroup	Irula–Kurumba languages ⓘ linked to: Irula language Malayalam languages ⓘ Tamil–Kannada languages ⓘ Tamil–Kodagu languages ⓘ linked to: Tamil–Kodagu subgroup Tamil–Malayalam languages ⓘ linked to: Tamil–Malayalam subgroup Tulu languages ⓘ linked to: Tulu
feature	dravidian-type verb morphology ⓘ postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ rich case system ⓘ
hasMember	Adiyan language ⓘ Alu Kurumba language ⓘ linked to: Mullu Kurumba language Badaga language ⓘ Beary language ⓘ Betta Kurumba language ⓘ Irula language ⓘ Kannada language ⓘ linked to: Kannada Kodava language ⓘ Koraga language ⓘ Kota language ⓘ Kunduvadi language ⓘ Kurichiya language ⓘ Kurumba (Tamil Nadu) language ⓘ linked to: Betta Kurumba language Kurumba languages ⓘ Malayalam language ⓘ linked to: Malayalam Mullu Kurumba language ⓘ Paniya language ⓘ Tamil language ⓘ linked to: Tamil Toda language ⓘ Tulu language ⓘ linked to: Tulu Wayanad Chetti language ⓘ Yerukala language ⓘ
historicalDevelopment	diverged from Proto-Dravidian ⓘ
languageFamily	Dravidian ⓘ linked to: Dravidian languages
partOf	Dravidian language family ⓘ linked to: Dravidian languages
region	India ⓘ southern India ⓘ
subclassOf	Dravidian languages ⓘ
typology	agglutinative language ⓘ
usedIn	Karnataka ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Lakshadweep ⓘ linked to: Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) Puducherry ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ parts of Andhra Pradesh ⓘ parts of Telangana ⓘ
writingSystem	Kannada script ⓘ Malayalam script ⓘ Tamil script ⓘ Tigalari script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Dravidian languages → sharesFeatureWith → South Dravidian languages ⓘ

Central Dravidian languages → hasDistinctFrom → South Dravidian languages ⓘ

Kota language → subfamily → South Dravidian languages ⓘ

Tamil–Kannada subgroup → subclassOf → South Dravidian languages ⓘ

Tamil–Kannada subgroup → hasAlternativeName → South Dravidian I ⓘ