Bilic languages
E588585
The Bilic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in parts of the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and lexical innovations that distinguish them from other Philippine language groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bilic languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6358109 — 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: Bilic languages Context triple: [Proto-Philippine language, hasDescendant, Bilic languages]
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A.
Murutic languages
The Murutic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Murut and neighboring indigenous communities in northern Borneo, especially in Sabah, Malaysia.
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B.
Dusunic languages
The Dusunic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Dusun and related ethnic groups in northern Borneo, especially in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
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C.
Celebic languages
Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ersuic languages
Ersuic languages are a small subgroup of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Ersu people in Sichuan, China, noted for their distinctive phonology and unique pictographic 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: Bilic languages Target entity description: The Bilic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in parts of the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and lexical innovations that distinguish them from other Philippine language groups.
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A.
Murutic languages
The Murutic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Murut and neighboring indigenous communities in northern Borneo, especially in Sabah, Malaysia.
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B.
Dusunic languages
The Dusunic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Dusun and related ethnic groups in northern Borneo, especially in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
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C.
Celebic languages
Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ersuic languages
Ersuic languages are a small subgroup of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily by the Ersu people in Sichuan, China, noted for their distinctive phonology and unique pictographic script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealAssociation |
Mindanao
ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Philippine languages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
shared lexical innovations
ⓘ
shared phonological innovations ⓘ |
| classificationBasis |
comparative lexicon
ⓘ
comparative phonology ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | other Philippine language groups ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
Philippine linguistics ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution | parts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
innovative sound changes
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shared vocabulary innovations ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bilaan language
ⓘ
Blaan language ⓘ Tagabili language ⓘ Tboli language ⓘ Tboli–Blaan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tboli language
Ubo language ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
focus system ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
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| partOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Philippines ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Philippine languages ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bilic languages Description of subject: The Bilic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in parts of the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and lexical innovations that distinguish them from other Philippine language groups.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.