Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
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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.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T664586 — 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: Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages Context triple: [Sindhi, languageFamilyBranch, Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages]
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A.
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-Aryan languages are a major branch of the Indo-European family spoken primarily in the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi.
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B.
Indo-Iranian languages
Indo-Iranian languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes numerous related languages spoken across Iran, Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, and surrounding regions.
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C.
Middle Indo-Aryan
Middle Indo-Aryan is the group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects, including Prakrits and Pali, that represent the intermediate historical stage between Old Indo-Aryan (Vedic and Classical Sanskrit) and the modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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D.
Northwestern Iranian languages
Northwestern Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family, encompassing several related languages spoken primarily in western Iran, the Caucasus, and surrounding regions.
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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: Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages Target entity description: 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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A.
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-Aryan languages are a major branch of the Indo-European family spoken primarily in the Indian subcontinent, including languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi.
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B.
Indo-Iranian languages
Indo-Iranian languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes numerous related languages spoken across Iran, Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, and surrounding regions.
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C.
Middle Indo-Aryan
Middle Indo-Aryan is the group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects, including Prakrits and Pali, that represent the intermediate historical stage between Old Indo-Aryan (Vedic and Classical Sanskrit) and the modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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D.
Northwestern Iranian languages
Northwestern Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family, encompassing several related languages spoken primarily in western Iran, the Caucasus, and surrounding regions.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | classification varies among linguists ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
Northwestern South Asia ⓘ
linked to:
northwestern India
|
| hasAlternativeName |
North-Western Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern Indo-Aryan ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
Northwestern zone (Indo-Aryan) ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages
|
| hasNotableLanguage |
Dogri
ⓘ
Hindko ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
Saraiki ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Awankari
ⓘ
Bagri ⓘ Dogri ⓘ Hindko ⓘ Kangri ⓘ Kashmiri (in some classifications) ⓘ Khetrani ⓘ Lahnda ⓘ Mirpuri ⓘ Pahari–Pothwari ⓘ
linked to:
Potohari Punjabi
Pothwari ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
Saraiki ⓘ Shina (in some classifications) ⓘ
linked to:
Shina
Sindhi ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
exhibit tonal contrasts in some languages such as Punjabi
ⓘ
often preserve older Indo-Aryan phonological features ⓘ show influence from Iranian languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan branch
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Central Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Dardic languages ⓘ
linked to:
Dardic peoples
|
| spokenIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Punjab region ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab
Sindh ⓘ northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed |
Arabic script (for several languages)
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Devanagari script (for some standardized forms) ⓘ Gurmukhi script (for Punjabi) ⓘ Shahmukhi script (for Punjabi and Lahnda varieties) ⓘ
linked to:
Shahmukhi script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages