Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup

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branch of Austronesian languages language subgroup

The Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising Samoan and a scattered set of related Polynesian languages spoken in Samoa and various outlying islands across the Pacific.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Samoic-Outlier languages	5
Samoic languages	3
Samoic language group	1
Samoic-Outlier	1
Samoic-Outlier language	1
Samoic-Outlier subgroup	1
Samoic–Outlier branch	1
Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200783 — 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: Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup
Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup]

A. Ellicean languages
Ellicean languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in parts of Polynesia, including Tuvalu and surrounding island regions.
B. Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup
The Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily by maritime Sama-Bajau peoples across the southern Philippines, eastern Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia.
C. Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
D. Carolinean languages
Carolinean languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages traditionally spoken in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia.
E. Northwest Solomonic languages
The Northwest Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Solomon Islands and nearby regions, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical innovations within the Austronesian family.
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: Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup
Target entity description: The Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising Samoan and a scattered set of related Polynesian languages spoken in Samoa and various outlying islands across the Pacific.

A. Ellicean languages
Ellicean languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in parts of Polynesia, including Tuvalu and surrounding island regions.
B. Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup
The Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily by maritime Sama-Bajau peoples across the southern Philippines, eastern Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia.
C. Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
D. Carolinean languages
Carolinean languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages traditionally spoken in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia.
E. Northwest Solomonic languages
The Northwest Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Solomon Islands and nearby regions, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical innovations within the Austronesian family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of Austronesian languages ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
classifiedBy	historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Samoic-Outlier subgroup ⓘ linked to: Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup Samoic–Outlier branch ⓘ linked to: Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup
hasGeographicDistribution	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Polynesian outlier islands ⓘ linked to: Polynesian outliers Samoa ⓘ Tokelau ⓘ Tuvalu ⓘ Wallis and Futuna ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	Polynesian-type phonology ⓘ shared grammatical structures typical of Polynesian languages ⓘ similar basic vocabulary across member languages ⓘ
includes	East Uvean language ⓘ linked to: Niuafoʻou language Ellicean languages ⓘ Futunic languages ⓘ Niuafoʻou language ⓘ Niuatoputapu language ⓘ linked to: Niuafoʻou language Outlier Polynesian languages ⓘ Pukapukan language ⓘ Samoan language ⓘ Tokelauan language ⓘ linked to: Tokelauan language group Tuvaluan language ⓘ West Uvean language ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian language family ⓘ linked to: Austronesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ
subgroupOf	Oceanic languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited