Duke of York Islands language
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Duke of York Islands language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous communities of the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke of York Islands language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21603627 — 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: Duke of York Islands language Context triple: [Duke of York language, hasAlternativeName, Duke of York Islands language]
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A.
Duff Islands language
Duff Islands language is an Oceanic language of the Vaeakau-Taumako group spoken in the Duff Islands of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Fergusson Island languages
The Fergusson Island languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken on Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea’s D'Entrecasteaux Islands.
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C.
Norfuk language
The Norfuk language is a creole tongue spoken primarily on Norfolk Island, blending 18th-century English and Tahitian influences and serving as a key marker of the island’s cultural identity.
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D.
Rutland Island language
The Rutland Island language, also known as Jangil, was an extinct Andamanese language once spoken by the indigenous Jangil people of Rutland Island in India’s Andaman archipelago.
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E.
Reef Islands language
Reef Islands language is an Oceanic language of the Temotu Province in the Solomon Islands, more commonly known as Äiwoo.
- 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: Duke of York Islands language Target entity description: Duke of York Islands language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous communities of the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea.
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A.
Duff Islands language
Duff Islands language is an Oceanic language of the Vaeakau-Taumako group spoken in the Duff Islands of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Fergusson Island languages
The Fergusson Island languages are a group of closely related Papuan languages spoken on Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea’s D'Entrecasteaux Islands.
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C.
Norfuk language
The Norfuk language is a creole tongue spoken primarily on Norfolk Island, blending 18th-century English and Tahitian influences and serving as a key marker of the island’s cultural identity.
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D.
Rutland Island language
The Rutland Island language, also known as Jangil, was an extinct Andamanese language once spoken by the indigenous Jangil people of Rutland Island in India’s Andaman archipelago.
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E.
Reef Islands language
Reef Islands language is an Oceanic language of the Temotu Province in the Solomon Islands, more commonly known as Äiwoo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Duke of York language (historically classified variably)