Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo
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The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11397531 — 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: Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo Context triple: [Mumuye language, classification, Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo]
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A.
Kwa branch of Niger–Congo
The Kwa branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of West African languages spoken primarily in southern Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, known for its tonal systems and rich noun-class and aspectual distinctions.
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B.
Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in eastern Chad and western Sudan, comprising several related languages of the Maban people.
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C.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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D.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
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E.
Biu–Mandara branch
The Biu–Mandara branch is a subgroup of the Chadic languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad.
- 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: Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo Target entity description: The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
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A.
Kwa branch of Niger–Congo
The Kwa branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of West African languages spoken primarily in southern Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, known for its tonal systems and rich noun-class and aspectual distinctions.
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B.
Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Maban branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in eastern Chad and western Sudan, comprising several related languages of the Maban people.
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C.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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D.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
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E.
Biu–Mandara branch
The Biu–Mandara branch is a subgroup of the Chadic languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Niger-Congo
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Niger-Congo phylum
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
| classificationStatus |
Niger-Congo subgroup
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
| geographicDistribution | eastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | closely related languages ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Mumuye language
ⓘ
Yendang languages ⓘ
linked to:
Mumuye–Yendang languages
|
| hasSubgroup |
Mumuye
ⓘ
Yendang ⓘ |
| languageFamilyLevel | branch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Niger-Congo language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
| spokenIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn |
eastern Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Nigeria
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| subgroupOf |
Niger-Congo language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger–Congo languages
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo Description of subject: The Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.