Southern Oceanic languages
E153637
Southern Oceanic languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily in regions such as Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby Pacific islands.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Oceanic languages canonical | 80 |
| Southern Oceanic language | 5 |
| Central Oceanic languages | 1 |
| Southern Oceanic language group | 1 |
| Southern Oceanic subgroup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1337474 — 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: Southern Oceanic languages Context triple: [New Caledonian–Loyalty languages, partOf, Southern Oceanic languages]
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A.
Western Oceanic languages
Western Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily in parts of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Oceanic languages
Oceanic languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of Melanesia.
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C.
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken across parts of Melanesia and Polynesia and known for their shared phonological and grammatical innovations.
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D.
Remote Oceania linguistic area
The Remote Oceania linguistic area is a region of the Pacific characterized by closely related Oceanic languages spoken across widely dispersed island groups such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of eastern Melanesia.
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E.
Southeast Solomonic languages
The Southeast Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southeastern Solomon Islands.
- 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: Southern Oceanic languages Target entity description: Southern Oceanic languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily in regions such as Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby Pacific islands.
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A.
Western Oceanic languages
Western Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily in parts of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Oceanic languages
Oceanic languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of Melanesia.
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C.
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken across parts of Melanesia and Polynesia and known for their shared phonological and grammatical innovations.
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D.
Remote Oceania linguistic area
The Remote Oceania linguistic area is a region of the Pacific characterized by closely related Oceanic languages spoken across widely dispersed island groups such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of eastern Melanesia.
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E.
Southeast Solomonic languages
The Southeast Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southeastern Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oceanic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealFeature | Melanesia ⓘ |
| familyColor |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| geographicDistribution |
southwestern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest Pacific Ocean
|
| hasSubgroup |
Central Vanuatu languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Vanuatu languages
Loyalty Islands languages ⓘ
linked to:
New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
New Caledonian languages ⓘ
linked to:
New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
North and Central Vanuatu languages ⓘ Northern Vanuatu languages ⓘ South Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Vanuatu linguistic area
Southern Melanesian languages ⓘ Southern Vanuatu languages ⓘ
linked to:
Vanuatu languages
|
| includesLanguage |
Anejom
ⓘ
Apma ⓘ Araki ⓘ Bislama ⓘ Drehu ⓘ Lenakel ⓘ Mota ⓘ Mwotlap ⓘ Nafe ⓘ Nakanamanga ⓘ Namakura ⓘ Nengone ⓘ Norsup ⓘ North Efate ⓘ Nume ⓘ Paicî ⓘ Raga ⓘ Sa ⓘ Sakao ⓘ South Efate ⓘ Sye ⓘ Tanna languages ⓘ
linked to:
South Tanna language
Tolomako ⓘ Uripiv ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Loyalty Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ Vanuatu ⓘ nearby Pacific islands ⓘ southern Melanesia ⓘ
linked to:
Melanesia
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| subgroupOf | Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
predominantly SVO word order ⓘ rich pronominal systems ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Oceanic languages Description of subject: Southern Oceanic languages are a subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken primarily in regions such as Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby Pacific islands.
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages
linked to: Southern Oceanic languages