Palawano languages
E155220
The Palawano languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Palawano people on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palawano languages canonical | 6 |
| Palawanic languages | 3 |
| South Palawano language | 2 |
| Batak languages (Philippines) | 1 |
| Central Palawano language | 1 |
| Greater Palawan languages | 1 |
| Palawano macrolanguage | 1 |
| Pala’wan languages | 1 |
| Tagbanua languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204651 — 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: Palawano languages Context triple: [Greater Central Philippine languages, hasMember, Palawano languages]
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A.
Manobo languages
The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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E.
Philippine languages
Philippine languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines, encompassing numerous related languages such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Bikol.
- 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: Palawano languages Target entity description: The Palawano languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Palawano people on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
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A.
Manobo languages
The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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E.
Philippine languages
Philippine languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines, encompassing numerous related languages such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Bikol.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Palawan languages
ⓘ
Pala’wan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Palawano languages
|
| arealFeature |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
Philippine-type voice system ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | closely related languages ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| endangerment | some varieties considered vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated |
Palawano people
ⓘ
linked to:
Palaw’an people
|
| geographicDistribution |
south-central Palawan
ⓘ
southern Palawan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aramaywan Palawano language
ⓘ
Brooke’s Point Palawano language ⓘ Bugsuk Palawano language ⓘ Central Palawano language ⓘ
linked to:
Palawano languages
Quezon Palawano language ⓘ South Palawano language ⓘ
linked to:
Palawano languages
|
| historicalRegion |
Palawan Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Palawan
|
| ISO639CollectiveCode | plw ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Philippine branch of Austronesian ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority languages in the Philippines ⓘ |
| macroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Cuyonon language
ⓘ
Molbog language ⓘ Tagbanwa languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine subgroup of Austronesian ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | southern half of Palawan Island ⓘ |
| region | Mimaropa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuyonon language
ⓘ
Kalamian languages ⓘ Tagbanwa languages ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus | often used in home and community domains ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Palawano people
ⓘ
linked to:
Palaw’an people
|
| spokenIn |
Palawan
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Greater Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
Philippine languages ⓘ |
| typology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
verb–initial word order ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palawano languages Description of subject: The Palawano languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Palawano people on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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