Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
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The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6496105 — 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: Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis Context triple: [Sunda-Sulawesi languages, hasAlternativeName, Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis]
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A.
Indo-Pacific hypothesis
The Indo-Pacific hypothesis is a controversial linguistic proposal suggesting a genetic relationship among various Papuan and other languages across the Indo-Pacific region.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
North New Guinea linkage
North New Guinea linkage is a subgroup of Western Oceanic languages comprising a cluster of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily along the northern coast of New Guinea.
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D.
Sulawesi linguistic area
The Sulawesi linguistic area is a region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi characterized by intense contact among diverse Austronesian and Papuan languages, leading to shared structural features across otherwise unrelated language groups.
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E.
Sunda Shelf
The Sunda Shelf is a vast, shallow continental shelf in Southeast Asia that underlies much of the region’s seas and connects the submerged extensions of the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.
- 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: Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis Target entity description: The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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A.
Indo-Pacific hypothesis
The Indo-Pacific hypothesis is a controversial linguistic proposal suggesting a genetic relationship among various Papuan and other languages across the Indo-Pacific region.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
North New Guinea linkage
North New Guinea linkage is a subgroup of Western Oceanic languages comprising a cluster of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily along the northern coast of New Guinea.
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D.
Sulawesi linguistic area
The Sulawesi linguistic area is a region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi characterized by intense contact among diverse Austronesian and Papuan languages, leading to shared structural features across otherwise unrelated language groups.
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E.
Sunda Shelf
The Sunda Shelf is a vast, shallow continental shelf in Southeast Asia that underlies much of the region’s seas and connects the submerged extensions of the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian subgrouping proposal
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linguistic hypothesis ⓘ |
| aimsToShow | closer genetic relationship among certain western Indonesian Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| basedOn |
comparative method
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lexical evidence ⓘ morphological evidence ⓘ phonological evidence ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | traditional Austronesian subgrouping models ⓘ |
| critiquedBy | various Austronesian linguists ⓘ |
| discussedIn | Austronesian subgrouping literature ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
morphosyntactic patterns
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shared innovations ⓘ sound correspondences ⓘ |
| field |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | internal classification of Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| includesLanguagesFrom | western Indonesia ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Robert Blust ⓘ |
| proposes | a higher-order subgroup within Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ |
| region |
Borneo
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Philippines-adjacent areas ⓘ Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to:
Celebes
Sunda Islands ⓘ western Indonesia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Greater Central Philippine hypothesis
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Western Malayo-Polynesian hypothesis ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
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not universally accepted ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| timeProposed | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis Description of subject: The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (1)
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