Ikema dialect
E1050796
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The Ikema dialect is a distinct variety of the Miyakoan (Ryukyuan) language spoken by the island community of Ikema-jima in Okinawa, Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ikema dialect canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13628632 — 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: Ikema dialect Context triple: [Ikema-jima, localLanguage, Ikema dialect]
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A.
Kikai dialect
The Kikai dialect is a regional variety of the Amami language spoken on Kikai Island in Japan’s Ryukyu archipelago.
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B.
Kamia dialect
The Kamia dialect is a regional variety of the Ipai-Tipai language traditionally spoken by the Kamia (Kumeyaay) people of southern California and northern Baja California.
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C.
Raijua dialect
The Raijua dialect is a regional variety of the Sawu language spoken on Raijua Island in eastern Indonesia, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Tomia dialect
The Tomia dialect is a regional variety of the Tukang Besi language spoken on Tomia Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Paku dialect
The Paku dialect is a regional variety of the Maanyan language spoken by Dayak communities in parts of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- 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: Ikema dialect Target entity description: The Ikema dialect is a distinct variety of the Miyakoan (Ryukyuan) language spoken by the island community of Ikema-jima in Okinawa, Japan.
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A.
Kikai dialect
The Kikai dialect is a regional variety of the Amami language spoken on Kikai Island in Japan’s Ryukyu archipelago.
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B.
Kamia dialect
The Kamia dialect is a regional variety of the Ipai-Tipai language traditionally spoken by the Kamia (Kumeyaay) people of southern California and northern Baja California.
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C.
Raijua dialect
The Raijua dialect is a regional variety of the Sawu language spoken on Raijua Island in eastern Indonesia, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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D.
Tomia dialect
The Tomia dialect is a regional variety of the Tukang Besi language spoken on Tomia Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Paku dialect
The Paku dialect is a regional variety of the Maanyan language spoken by Dayak communities in parts of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.