Proto-Austronesian phonology
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Proto-Austronesian phonology is the reconstructed sound system of the ancestral Austronesian language, detailing its consonant and vowel inventory, phonotactics, and historical sound changes inferred from its descendant languages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Austronesian phonology canonical | 1 |
| Vergleichende Lautlehre des austronesischen Wortschatzes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23060856 — 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: Proto-Austronesian phonology Context triple: [Lexicon of Proto Austronesian, relatedTo, Proto-Austronesian phonology]
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A.
Proto-Polynesian phonology
Proto-Polynesian phonology is the reconstructed sound system of the ancestral Polynesian language, detailing its consonant and vowel inventory and historical sound patterns from which modern Polynesian languages evolved.
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B.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
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C.
Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
"Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.
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D.
Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
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E.
Austroasiatic comparative linguistics
Austroasiatic comparative linguistics is the subfield of historical linguistics that studies and compares the languages of the Austroasiatic family to reconstruct their history, relationships, and proto-language.
- 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: Proto-Austronesian phonology Target entity description: Proto-Austronesian phonology is the reconstructed sound system of the ancestral Austronesian language, detailing its consonant and vowel inventory, phonotactics, and historical sound changes inferred from its descendant languages.
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A.
Proto-Polynesian phonology
Proto-Polynesian phonology is the reconstructed sound system of the ancestral Polynesian language, detailing its consonant and vowel inventory and historical sound patterns from which modern Polynesian languages evolved.
-
B.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
-
C.
Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
"Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.
-
D.
Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
-
E.
Austroasiatic comparative linguistics
Austroasiatic comparative linguistics is the subfield of historical linguistics that studies and compares the languages of the Austroasiatic family to reconstruct their history, relationships, and proto-language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-Austronesian phonology