Proto-Japonic language
E141211
Proto-Japonic language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Japonic language family, from which both Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages are believed to have descended.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto‑Japonic | 2 |
| Proto-Japanese | 1 |
| Proto-Japanese–Ryukyuan | 1 |
| Proto-Japonic language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197058 — 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: Proto-Japonic language Context triple: [Ryukyuan languages, hasAncestor, Proto-Japonic language]
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A.
Japonic languages
The Japonic languages are a small language family that includes Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken primarily in Japan and the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia.
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B.
Proto-Javanese
Proto-Javanese is the reconstructed ancestral language from which modern Javanese and related Javanic languages are believed to have evolved.
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C.
Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
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D.
Tai–Kadai languages
The Tai–Kadai languages are a major language family of Southeast Asia that includes Thai, Lao, and related languages spoken across mainland and parts of southern China.
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E.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
- 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: Proto-Japonic language Target entity description: Proto-Japonic language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Japonic language family, from which both Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages are believed to have descended.
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A.
Japonic languages
The Japonic languages are a small language family that includes Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken primarily in Japan and the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia.
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B.
Proto-Javanese
Proto-Javanese is the reconstructed ancestral language from which modern Javanese and related Javanic languages are believed to have evolved.
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C.
Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
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D.
Tai–Kadai languages
The Tai–Kadai languages are a major language family of Southeast Asia that includes Thai, Lao, and related languages spoken across mainland and parts of southern China.
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E.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japonic language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Proto-Japanese–Ryukyuan
ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Japonic language
|
| ancestorOf |
Amami languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Amami language
Japanese language ⓘ Kunigami language ⓘ Miyako language ⓘ Okinawan language ⓘ Old Japanese language ⓘ Ryukyuan languages ⓘ Yaeyama language ⓘ Yonaguni language ⓘ |
| attestedIn | not directly attested ⓘ |
| basisFor |
reconstruction of Old Japanese phonology
ⓘ
reconstruction of Proto-Ryukyuan ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Koreanic languages ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Eastern Old Japanese dialects
ⓘ
Shuri–Naha Okinawan ⓘ
linked to:
Okinawan language
Standard Japanese ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese
Western Old Japanese dialects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceOn |
basic vocabulary of Japanese
ⓘ
basic vocabulary of Ryukyuan languages ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology (reconstructed)
ⓘ
postpositional case markers (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
open syllable structure CV (reconstructed)
ⓘ
pitch accent system (reconstructed) ⓘ simple consonant inventory (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasProposedExternalRelation |
Altaic macrofamily hypotheses (largely rejected)
ⓘ
Koreanic–Japonic hypothesis (controversial) ⓘ |
| hasReconstructionMethod |
comparative method
ⓘ
internal reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
basic SOV word order (reconstructed)
ⓘ
head-final syntax (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
chronological placement debated
ⓘ
exact phoneme inventory debated ⓘ internal subgrouping of descendants debated ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japonic language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Japonic languages
|
| reconstructedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Japanese language
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese
Old Japanese language ⓘ
linked to:
Old Japanese
Ryukyuan languages ⓘ |
| region | Japanese archipelago (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Japonic comparative reconstruction ⓘ |
| timeDepth | late 1st millennium BCE to early 1st millennium CE (approximate, debated) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no direct attested writing system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Japonic language Description of subject: Proto-Japonic language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Japonic language family, from which both Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages are believed to have descended.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-Japonic language
linked to: Proto-Japonic language
linked to: Proto-Japonic language
linked to: Proto-Japonic language