Cordilleran languages

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Cordilleran languages canonical	8
South-Central Cordilleran languages	3
Southern Cordilleran languages	3
Central Cordilleran languages	1
Cordilleran ethnolinguistic group	1
Cordilleran language area	1
Cordilleran language continuum	1
Cordilleran language group	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1199544 — 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: Cordilleran languages
Context triple: [Philippine–Cordilleran languages, hasSubgroup, Cordilleran languages]

A. Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
B. Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
C. Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
D. Puebloan languages
Puebloan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Pueblo peoples of the Southwestern United States, including languages such as Keresan, Tanoan, and Zuni.
E. Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
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: Cordilleran languages
Target entity description: Cordilleran languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the mountainous Cordillera region of northern Luzon in the Philippines.

A. Chinookan languages
Chinookan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken along the lower Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
B. Hokan languages
Hokan languages are a proposed but controversial grouping of several Native American language families of the western United States and Mexico that share certain typological and lexical similarities.
C. Siouan languages
Siouan languages are a family of Indigenous languages of North America historically spoken by numerous Native American peoples across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
D. Puebloan languages
Puebloan languages are a group of Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Pueblo peoples of the Southwestern United States, including languages such as Keresan, Tanoan, and Zuni.
E. Nahuan languages
The Nahuan languages are a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that includes Nahuatl and related indigenous languages historically spoken by the Aztecs and other peoples of central Mexico.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language subgroup ⓘ language family ⓘ
areRelatedTo	Cagayan Valley languages ⓘ Ilokano language ⓘ linked to: Ilocano language other Northern Luzon languages ⓘ
areSpokenBy	Igorot peoples ⓘ linked to: Igorot indigenous peoples of the Cordillera ⓘ
geographicDistribution	mountainous areas of northern Luzon ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	Austronesian alignment (Philippine-type voice system) ⓘ complex verbal affixation ⓘ generally verb-initial word order ⓘ rich focus/voice morphology ⓘ use of case-marking particles ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin script ⓘ
includesLanguage	Adasen language ⓘ Ayangan Ifugao language ⓘ linked to: Ifugao languages Balangao language ⓘ Batad Ifugao language ⓘ Bontok language ⓘ Central Bontok language ⓘ Ga'dang language (if classified as Cordilleran in some sources) ⓘ Ibaloy language ⓘ Ifugao languages ⓘ Iwak language ⓘ Kalanguya language ⓘ Kallahan languages ⓘ Kankanaey language ⓘ Kankanaey language (Northern Kankanaey) ⓘ linked to: Kankanaey language Kankanaey language (Southern Kankanaey) ⓘ linked to: Kankanaey language Karao language ⓘ Keley-i language ⓘ Northern Kankanaey language ⓘ Southern Kankanaey language ⓘ linked to: Kankanaey language Tuwali Ifugao language ⓘ linked to: Batad Ifugao language Yattuka language ⓘ
partOf	Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Philippine subgroup of Austronesian ⓘ linked to: Philippine Austronesian languages
primaryCountries	Philippines ⓘ
region	Cordillera Administrative Region ⓘ
spokenIn	Cordillera region ⓘ linked to: Cordillera mountain region Luzon ⓘ Philippines ⓘ northern Luzon ⓘ
status	many are minority languages ⓘ some are endangered ⓘ
subclassOf	Austronesian languages ⓘ Philippine languages ⓘ
usedFor	local education and community communication in some areas ⓘ oral tradition in the Cordillera region ⓘ

How these facts were elicited