Koyra Senni language
E602348
The Koyra Senni language is a Songhay language spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, notably around the city of Gao.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koyra Senni language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6576338 — 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: Koyra Senni language Context triple: [Humburi Senni language, neighboringLanguage, Koyra Senni language]
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A.
Koya language
Koya language is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken by the Koya tribal communities in central and southern India.
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B.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
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C.
Lundayeh language
The Lundayeh language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lundayeh (Lun Bawang) people of northern Borneo, primarily in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
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D.
Khortha language
Khortha is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, where it serves as a major regional lingua franca among various communities.
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E.
Khwarshi language
The Khwarshi language is a Northeast Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language spoken by a small ethnic group in Dagestan, Russia, known for its complex phonology and rich case system.
- 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: Koyra Senni language Target entity description: The Koyra Senni language is a Songhay language spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, notably around the city of Gao.
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A.
Koya language
Koya language is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken by the Koya tribal communities in central and southern India.
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B.
Kayeli language
The Kayeli language is an Austronesian language once spoken on Buru Island in Indonesia, now critically endangered or possibly extinct.
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C.
Lundayeh language
The Lundayeh language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Lundayeh (Lun Bawang) people of northern Borneo, primarily in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
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D.
Khortha language
Khortha is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, where it serves as a major regional lingua franca among various communities.
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E.
Khwarshi language
The Khwarshi language is a Northeast Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language spoken by a small ethnic group in Dagestan, Russia, known for its complex phonology and rich case system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Songhay language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ subject–object–verb language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Koyraboro Senni language
ⓘ
Songhay proper language ⓘ
linked to:
Songhay
Zarma language ⓘ |
| glottocode | koyr1240 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gao Songhay
ⓘ
Korandjé de Gao ⓘ Koyra Senni ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Ansongo dialect of Koyra Senni
ⓘ
Bourem dialect of Koyra Senni ⓘ Gao dialect of Koyra Senni ⓘ Timbuktu dialect of Koyra Senni ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Arabic language
ⓘ
French language ⓘ Tamasheq language ⓘ
linked to:
Tamasheq
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal consonants ⓘ prenasalized stops ⓘ tone distinguishes lexical items ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic language
ⓘ
Fulfulde language ⓘ
linked to:
Fulfulde
Hassaniya Arabic ⓘ Tamasheq language ⓘ
linked to:
Tamasheq
|
| isDifferentFrom |
Koyraboro Senni language
ⓘ
Songhay proper language ⓘ
linked to:
Songhay
Zarma language ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Songhay ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Mali ⓘ |
| region | Gao Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Songhay people
ⓘ
linked to:
Songhai people
urban populations of Gao ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ansongo Cercle
ⓘ
Bourem Cercle ⓘ Gao ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger River valley ⓘ Timbuktu region ⓘ
linked to:
Timbuktu Region
|
| status | regional language in Mali ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Songhay languages
ⓘ
Southern Songhay languages ⓘ
linked to:
Songhay languages
|
| typologicalFeature |
has aspect-based verbal system
ⓘ
has two grammatical genders ⓘ tonal language ⓘ uses postpositions ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Gao area ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koyra Senni language Description of subject: The Koyra Senni language is a Songhay language spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, notably around the city of Gao.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.