Yala language
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The Yala language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Yala people of southeastern Nigeria, particularly in Cross River State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yala language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12138389 — 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: Yala language Context triple: [Idomoid languages, hasMember, Yala language]
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A.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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B.
Dyula language
The Dyula language is a Mande language of West Africa widely used as a trade and lingua franca in countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
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C.
Toraja-Saʼdan language
The Toraja-Saʼdan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Sadri language
Sadri language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily by Adivasi communities in eastern and central India, often serving as a regional lingua franca.
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E.
Tawala language
Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
- 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: Yala language Target entity description: The Yala language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Yala people of southeastern Nigeria, particularly in Cross River State.
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A.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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B.
Dyula language
The Dyula language is a Mande language of West Africa widely used as a trade and lingua franca in countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
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C.
Toraja-Saʼdan language
The Toraja-Saʼdan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Sadri language
Sadri language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily by Adivasi communities in eastern and central India, often serving as a regional lingua franca.
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E.
Tawala language
Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.