Flores–Lembata languages

E32484

Austronesian languages subgroup language subgroup

The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Flores–Lembata languages canonical	6
Central Flores languages	4
Flores–Lembata language group	2
Central Flores language	1
Central Flores language group	1
Flores–Lembata language	1
Flores–Lembata languages subgroup	1
Flores–Lembata linguistic area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200686 — 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: Flores–Lembata languages
Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Flores–Lembata languages]

A. Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
B. Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
The Gorontalo–Mongondow languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
C. Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
D. Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
E. 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.
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: Flores–Lembata languages
Target entity description: The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.

A. Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
B. Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
The Gorontalo–Mongondow languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
C. Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
D. Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian languages subgroup ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
arealRelation	contact with Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia ⓘ part of the Lesser Sunda Islands linguistic area ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfLanguages	over 10 ⓘ
hasClassificationStatus	widely accepted in Austronesian comparative linguistics ⓘ
hasEthnologueMacroArea	Papunesia ⓘ
hasGlottologCode	flor1249 ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	complex verbal morphology in some member languages ⓘ contrastive vowel length in some member languages ⓘ distinctive phonological systems compared to neighboring Austronesian languages ⓘ pronominal systems with inclusive–exclusive distinction in some member languages ⓘ rich consonant inventories in some member languages ⓘ
hasLinguisticTypology	predominantly SVO word order ⓘ
hasMember	Bajawa language ⓘ Ende language ⓘ Hewa language ⓘ Kedang language ⓘ Keo language ⓘ Krowe dialect cluster ⓘ Lamaholot language ⓘ Lewotobi dialect cluster ⓘ Lio language ⓘ Nage language ⓘ linked to: Lamaholot language Ngadha language ⓘ linked to: Lamaholot language Paluweh language ⓘ linked to: Lamaholot language Sawu language ⓘ Sika language ⓘ
hasNeighboringGroup	Bima–Sumba languages ⓘ Central Malayo-Polynesian languages of Alor–Pantar area ⓘ Timor–Babar languages ⓘ
hasRegion	Adonara Island ⓘ Lembata Island ⓘ linked to: Lembata Solor Island ⓘ linked to: Adonara Island central Flores ⓘ eastern Flores ⓘ linked to: Flores western Flores ⓘ
hasResearchField	Austronesian comparative linguistics ⓘ linked to: Austronesian linguistics historical linguistics ⓘ
hasStatus	many member languages are under-documented ⓘ several member languages are endangered ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin script ⓘ linked to: Latin alphabet
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+8 ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian languages ⓘ
spokenIn	East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ Flores ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Lembata ⓘ
subclassOf	Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited