Saluan language continuum
E1562387
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The Saluan language continuum is a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, whose varieties form a gradual chain of mutual intelligibility rather than a single uniform language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saluan language continuum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22933861 — 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: Saluan language continuum Context triple: [Loinang dialect, partOf, Saluan language continuum]
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A.
Mono language continuum
The Mono language continuum is a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Mono people of central California, encompassing varieties such as Western Mono.
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B.
Luri language continuum
The Luri language continuum is a group of closely related Southwestern Iranian dialects spoken primarily by Lur and Bakhtiari communities in western and southwestern Iran.
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C.
Potohari language continuum
The Potohari language continuum is a group of closely related Indo-Aryan dialects spoken primarily in Pakistan’s Potohar Plateau and surrounding regions, forming a transitional zone between Punjabi and Hindko.
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D.
Yabem-Takia language continuum
The Yabem–Takia language continuum is a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken in coastal and island areas of northern Papua New Guinea, forming a dialect chain rather than a single uniform language.
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E.
Embera language continuum
The Embera language continuum is a group of closely related Chocoan languages spoken by the Embera people of Colombia and Panama, characterized by mutual intelligibility and regional dialect variation.
- 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: Saluan language continuum Target entity description: The Saluan language continuum is a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, whose varieties form a gradual chain of mutual intelligibility rather than a single uniform language.
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A.
Mono language continuum
The Mono language continuum is a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Mono people of central California, encompassing varieties such as Western Mono.
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B.
Luri language continuum
The Luri language continuum is a group of closely related Southwestern Iranian dialects spoken primarily by Lur and Bakhtiari communities in western and southwestern Iran.
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C.
Potohari language continuum
The Potohari language continuum is a group of closely related Indo-Aryan dialects spoken primarily in Pakistan’s Potohar Plateau and surrounding regions, forming a transitional zone between Punjabi and Hindko.
-
D.
Yabem-Takia language continuum
The Yabem–Takia language continuum is a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken in coastal and island areas of northern Papua New Guinea, forming a dialect chain rather than a single uniform language.
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E.
Embera language continuum
The Embera language continuum is a group of closely related Chocoan languages spoken by the Embera people of Colombia and Panama, characterized by mutual intelligibility and regional dialect variation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.