Waray of Samar
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Waray of Samar is a major regional language variety spoken on the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waray-Waray | 89 |
| Waray | 2 |
| Waray of Leyte | 2 |
| Waray of Biliran | 1 |
| Waray of Samar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3112774 — 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: Waray of Samar Context triple: [Lineyte-Samarnon, hasMajorDialect, Waray of Samar]
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A.
Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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Ifugao languages
The Ifugao languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Ifugao people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the mountainous areas of Luzon.
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Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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E.
Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
- 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: Waray of Samar Target entity description: Waray of Samar is a major regional language variety spoken on the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.
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A.
Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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C.
Ifugao languages
The Ifugao languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Ifugao people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the mountainous areas of Luzon.
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D.
Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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E.
Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language variety
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Philippine language variety ⓘ regional language variety ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cebuano language
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Hiligaynon language ⓘ Masbateño language ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasDialectalVariationWith |
Waray varieties of Biliran
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Waray varieties of Leyte ⓘ |
| hasISO639_3Code | war ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
English language
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Spanish language ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish
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| hasPhonologicalFeature | Austronesian-type consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Waray of Biliran
ⓘ
linked to:
Waray of Samar
Waray of Leyte ⓘ
linked to:
Waray of Samar
|
| isTaughtInformallyIn | Samar households ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
local radio broadcasts in Samar
ⓘ
local religious services in Samar ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Philippine languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup |
Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Central Philippine languages
|
| partOf | Waray language ⓘ |
| primaryIsland |
Samar
ⓘ
linked to:
Samar Island
|
| region | Eastern Visayas ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Eastern Visayas
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Samar ⓘ
linked to:
Samar Province
|
| typicalWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Waray people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
informal education ⓘ local media ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waray of Samar Description of subject: Waray of Samar is a major regional language variety spoken on the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.
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