Lokono language
E155577
The Lokono language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of northern South America and the Caribbean, known for its complex verbal morphology and endangered status.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lokono language canonical | 5 |
| Lokono Arawak language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1357272 — 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: Lokono language Context triple: [Arawakan languages, hasLanguage, Lokono language]
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A.
Saramaccan language
The Saramaccan language is an English- and Portuguese-based creole spoken primarily by the Saramaccan Maroon community in Suriname and parts of French Guiana.
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B.
Baoulé language
The Baoulé language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Baoulé people of central Côte d'Ivoire.
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C.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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D.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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E.
Tsonga language
The Tsonga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Africa, especially in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
- 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: Lokono language Target entity description: The Lokono language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of northern South America and the Caribbean, known for its complex verbal morphology and endangered status.
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A.
Saramaccan language
The Saramaccan language is an English- and Portuguese-based creole spoken primarily by the Saramaccan Maroon community in Suriname and parts of French Guiana.
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B.
Baoulé language
The Baoulé language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Baoulé people of central Côte d'Ivoire.
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C.
Ewondo language
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.
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D.
Konjo language
The Konjo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Konjo people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinct coastal and highland dialects.
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E.
Tsonga language
The Tsonga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Africa, especially in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| alignment | nominative–accusative ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Arawak language
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawak
Aruák ⓘ Lokono Dian ⓘ
linked to:
Lokono
|
| approximateSpeakers | a few thousand speakers ⓘ |
| basicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| country |
Barbados
ⓘ
Dominica ⓘ French Guiana ⓘ Guyana ⓘ
linked to:
British Guiana
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| dominantContactLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Lokono people
ⓘ
linked to:
Lokono
|
| glottocode | araw1281 ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties in Guyana and Suriname ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
derivational morphology for valency change
ⓘ
possessive marking on nouns ⓘ pronominal prefixes on verbs ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | arw ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentFactor | language shift to dominant national languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | head-marking language ⓘ |
| morphology |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
derivational verbal affixes ⓘ polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ rich person marking on verbs ⓘ |
| phonology | contrast between oral and nasal vowels ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
northern South America ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
documentation projects by linguists ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Lokono (Arawak) people
ⓘ
linked to:
Lokono
|
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
moribund in some regions ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Northern Arawakan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawakan languages
|
| syntax | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
songs and chants ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lokono language Description of subject: The Lokono language is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of northern South America and the Caribbean, known for its complex verbal morphology and endangered status.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lokono language