Proto-Polynesian language

E170051

Austronesian language proto-language reconstructed language

The Proto-Polynesian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Polynesian languages, from which groups like the Marquesic and Tongic branches historically developed.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Proto-Polynesian language canonical	11
Proto-Polynesian	4
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1308261 — 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-Polynesian language
Context triple: [Marquesic languages, hasAncestor, Proto-Polynesian language]

A. Polynesian languages
Polynesian languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across the Polynesian islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, including languages such as Māori, Hawaiian, and Samoan.
B. Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific, including languages such as Indonesian, Tagalog, Javanese, and Malagasy.
C. Proto-Oceanic language
The Proto-Oceanic language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, from which many Pacific languages ultimately developed.
D. Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
E. Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
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-Polynesian language
Target entity description: The Proto-Polynesian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Polynesian languages, from which groups like the Marquesic and Tongic branches historically developed.

A. Polynesian languages
Polynesian languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across the Polynesian islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, including languages such as Māori, Hawaiian, and Samoan.
B. Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific, including languages such as Indonesian, Tagalog, Javanese, and Malagasy.
C. Proto-Oceanic language
The Proto-Oceanic language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, from which many Pacific languages ultimately developed.
D. Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
E. Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language ⓘ proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ
ancestorOf	Eastern Polynesian languages ⓘ Hawaiian language ⓘ Maori language ⓘ linked to: Te Reo Māori Marquesic languages ⓘ Niuean language ⓘ Nuclear Polynesian languages ⓘ linked to: Polynesian languages Polynesian languages ⓘ Rapa Nui language ⓘ Samoan language ⓘ Samoic-Outlier languages ⓘ linked to: Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup Tahitian language ⓘ Tokelauan language ⓘ Tongan language ⓘ Tongic languages ⓘ Tuvaluan language ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	PPN ⓘ Proto-Polynesian ⓘ linked to: Proto-Polynesian language
hasDescendant	Proto-Nuclear Polynesian language ⓘ Proto-Tongic language ⓘ
hasLexicalFeature	shared basic vocabulary across Polynesian languages ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature	inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ singular dual plural number distinction in pronouns ⓘ use of possessive classifiers ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	predominantly open syllables ⓘ simple syllable structure ⓘ small consonant inventory ⓘ
ISOStatus	no ISO 639 code (reconstructed language) ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian language family ⓘ linked to: Austronesian languages
reconstructedBy	comparative method ⓘ
reconstructedFrom	Hawaiian language ⓘ Maori language ⓘ Niuean language ⓘ Nuclear Polynesian languages ⓘ Rarotongan language ⓘ Samoan language ⓘ Tahitian language ⓘ Tongan language ⓘ Tonganic languages ⓘ
region	Central Pacific ⓘ Polynesian Triangle (as ancestral homeland area) ⓘ linked to: Polynesian Triangle
studiedIn	Austronesian linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ
subfamilyOf	Proto-Oceanic language ⓘ
subgroupOf	Oceanic languages ⓘ
timeDepth	late 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
writingSystem	no native writing system ⓘ

How these facts were elicited