Butuanon language
E170147
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butuanon language canonical | 7 |
| Agusanon | 1 |
| Butuanon Binisaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1352077 — 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: Butuanon language Context triple: [Southern Philippine languages subgroup, hasMember, Butuanon language]
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A.
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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B.
Hanunoo language
The Hanunoo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Hanunoo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, notable for its indigenous syllabic script and rich oral poetic tradition.
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C.
Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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D.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Buhid language
The Buhid language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Buhid Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for its indigenous Buhid script.
- 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: Butuanon language Target entity description: The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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A.
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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B.
Hanunoo language
The Hanunoo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Hanunoo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, notable for its indigenous syllabic script and rich oral poetic tradition.
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C.
Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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D.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Buhid language
The Buhid language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Buhid Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for its indigenous Buhid script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ Philippine language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Butuan cultural area ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
Surigaonon language ⓘ Tausug language ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| documentedIn | descriptive grammars and wordlists by Philippine linguists ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Butuanon people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Binutuanon
ⓘ
linked to:
Butuan
Butuanon Binisaya ⓘ
linked to:
Butuanon language
|
| hasDomain | home and community communication ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
focus/voice system typical of Philippine languages
ⓘ
preposed markers for case and definiteness ⓘ rich verbal affixation ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | butu1240 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Butuanon ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | predicate-initial language ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 31-CGA-f ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate | 100000+ ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
five-vowel system
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory typical of Philippine languages ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | Philippine linguistics ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation |
often used in rural areas around Butuan City
ⓘ
under pressure from Cebuano shift ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | urban Butuanon variety ⓘ |
| hasTypology | Austronesian alignment ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
verb–object–subject
ⓘ
verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
English language ⓘ
linked to:
English
Tagalog language ⓘ
linked to:
Tagalog
|
| ISO639-3Code | btw ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mindanao linguistic area ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Philippine languages ⓘ |
| region |
Caraga Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Caraga
|
| spokenIn |
Agusan del Norte
ⓘ
Butuan City ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language in Butuan City ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butuanon language Description of subject: The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Butuanon language
linked to: Butuanon language