Sumba–Flores languages

E628688

Austronesian languages subgroup language subgroup

The Sumba–Flores languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken on the islands of Sumba and Flores in eastern Indonesia, encompassing several closely related regional languages.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sumba languages	6
Sumba–Flores language	2
Sumba–Flores languages canonical	2
Sumba language	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6940110 — 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: Sumba–Flores languages
Context triple: [Lamboya language, languageFamily, Sumba–Flores languages]

A. Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
B. Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
C. Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages
The Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa in Indonesia.
D. Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
E. Alor–Pantar languages
The Alor–Pantar languages are a group of non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages spoken primarily on the Alor and Pantar islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex morphology and typological diversity.
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: Sumba–Flores languages
Target entity description: The Sumba–Flores languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken on the islands of Sumba and Flores in eastern Indonesia, encompassing several closely related regional languages.

A. Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
B. Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
C. Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages
The Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa in Indonesia.
D. Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
E. Alor–Pantar languages
The Alor–Pantar languages are a group of non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages spoken primarily on the Alor and Pantar islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex morphology and typological diversity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian languages subgroup ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
arealContact	Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia ⓘ other Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
arealGroup	Nusa Tenggara languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Flores Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember	Adonara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Alorese language NERFINISHED ⓘ Anakalangu language ⓘ Dhao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ende language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawu language ⓘ Kambera language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kedang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Keo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kodi language ⓘ Lamaholot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamboya language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lio language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamboru language NERFINISHED ⓘ Manggarai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nage language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngadha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Paluwe language ⓘ Rembong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sika language NERFINISHED ⓘ Solor language NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiapu language ⓘ Wejewa language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Flores languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumba languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian ⓘ linked to: Austronesian languages
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+8 ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Indonesia ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ
spokenOn	Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumba NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf	Central Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
typologicalFeature	predominantly SVO word order ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ use of pronominal clitics ⓘ
usedBy	ethnic groups of Flores ⓘ ethnic groups of Sumba ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited