Southwest Palauan languages subgroup
E610801
The Southwest Palauan languages subgroup is a small group of closely related Micronesian languages spoken in the southwestern islands of Palau, including Tobian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southwest Palauan languages subgroup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6688730 — 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: Southwest Palauan languages subgroup Context triple: [Tobian language, belongsTo, Southwest Palauan languages subgroup]
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A.
Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
The Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages are a group of closely related Micronesian languages spoken primarily in the central and eastern Caroline Islands of the western Pacific.
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B.
Micronesian languages
Micronesian languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken across the Micronesian islands in the western Pacific.
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C.
Palawano languages
The Palawano languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Palawano people on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
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D.
Southeast Solomonic languages
The Southeast Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southeastern Solomon Islands.
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E.
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
- 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: Southwest Palauan languages subgroup Target entity description: The Southwest Palauan languages subgroup is a small group of closely related Micronesian languages spoken in the southwestern islands of Palau, including Tobian.
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A.
Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
The Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages are a group of closely related Micronesian languages spoken primarily in the central and eastern Caroline Islands of the western Pacific.
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B.
Micronesian languages
Micronesian languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken across the Micronesian islands in the western Pacific.
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C.
Palawano languages
The Palawano languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Palawano people on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
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D.
Southeast Solomonic languages
The Southeast Solomonic languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southeastern Solomon Islands.
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E.
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | language subgroup ⓘ |
| characteristic |
small group of closely related languages
ⓘ
spoken in remote islands ⓘ |
| country | Palau ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Southwest Islanders of Palau
ⓘ
linked to:
Micronesians
|
| geographicDistribution |
Southwestern islands of Palau
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest Palau
|
| hasMember | Tobian language ⓘ |
| includes | languages of the Southwest Islands of Palau ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
Micronesian ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ |
| region | Micronesia ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Palau
ⓘ
Southwest islands of Palau ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest Palau
|
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Micronesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southwest Palauan languages subgroup Description of subject: The Southwest Palauan languages subgroup is a small group of closely related Micronesian languages spoken in the southwestern islands of Palau, including Tobian.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.