Meso-Melanesian languages

All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Meso-Melanesian languages canonical	49
Meso-Melanesian	14
North New Guinea languages	6
Meso-Melanesian linkage	4
Meso-Melanesian language	3
Meso-Melanesian subgroup	3
Meso-Melanesian branch	2
Admiralty Islands languages	1
Central Melanesian languages	1
Melanesian languages (geographical grouping)	1
Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup	1
Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup (Oceanic)	1
Nuclear Papuan Tip languages	1
Papuan Tip languages	1
Proto-Meso-Melanesian	1
Proto-Meso-Melanesian language	1
Proto-North New Guinea language	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200644 — 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: Meso-Melanesian languages
Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Meso-Melanesian languages]

A. 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.
B. Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
C. 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.
D. Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
E. Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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: Meso-Melanesian languages
Target entity description: The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

A. 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.
B. Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
C. 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.
D. Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
E. Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oceanic language subgroup ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
familyColor	Austronesian ⓘ
geneticAffiliation	Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ
hasMemberLanguage	Baeggu ⓘ Baniata ⓘ Bilua ⓘ linked to: Malaita Blablanga ⓘ Bugotu ⓘ Cheke Holo ⓘ Fataleka ⓘ Gela ⓘ Ghari ⓘ Hoava ⓘ Kandas ⓘ Kokota ⓘ Kuanua ⓘ Kubokota ⓘ linked to: Kokota Lau (Malaita) ⓘ Lengo ⓘ linked to: Blablanga Lihir ⓘ Marovo ⓘ Motu ⓘ Mussau-Emira ⓘ Nakanai ⓘ Nalik ⓘ Notsi ⓘ Patpatar ⓘ Roviana ⓘ Simbo ⓘ Tabar ⓘ Talise ⓘ Tigak ⓘ Toqabaqita ⓘ Vangunu ⓘ Vella Lavella ⓘ Zabana ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Meso-Melanesian linkage ⓘ linked to: Meso-Melanesian languages New Ireland languages ⓘ New Ireland–Northwest Solomonic languages ⓘ linked to: Northwest Solomonic languages Northwest Solomonic languages ⓘ
partOf	Central-Eastern Oceanic languages ⓘ linked to: Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
region	Melanesia ⓘ
spokenIn	Bougainville ⓘ linked to: Bougainville Island New Britain ⓘ New Ireland ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ
subgroupOf	Austronesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ
typicalWordOrder	SVO ⓘ

How these facts were elicited