Kedang (Lembata)
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Kedang (Lembata) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kedang people on Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kedang (Lembata) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7713258 — 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: Kedang (Lembata) Context triple: [Kedang language, hasAlternativeName, Kedang (Lembata)]
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A.
Kedayan
The Kedayan are an indigenous Malay ethnic group primarily found in Brunei, Sabah (Malaysia), and parts of Kalimantan (Indonesia), traditionally known for agriculture and a distinct cultural identity closely linked to Bruneian Malay culture.
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B.
Karangasem Regency
Karangasem Regency is an administrative region in eastern Bali, Indonesia, known for its volcanic landscapes, traditional villages, and coastal areas.
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C.
Buleleng Regency
Buleleng Regency is a northern coastal region of Bali, Indonesia, known for its black-sand beaches, diving spots, and relatively less-developed, laid-back atmosphere compared to southern Bali.
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D.
Klungkung Regency
Klungkung Regency is a small coastal regency in southeastern Bali, Indonesia, known for its historical role as the seat of the Gelgel and Klungkung kingdoms and for its offshore Nusa islands.
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E.
Kintamani District
Kintamani District is a highland area in central Bali, Indonesia, known for its scenic views of Mount Batur and Lake Batur and its cool mountainous climate.
- 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: Kedang (Lembata) Target entity description: Kedang (Lembata) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kedang people on Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia.
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A.
Kedayan
The Kedayan are an indigenous Malay ethnic group primarily found in Brunei, Sabah (Malaysia), and parts of Kalimantan (Indonesia), traditionally known for agriculture and a distinct cultural identity closely linked to Bruneian Malay culture.
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B.
Karangasem Regency
Karangasem Regency is an administrative region in eastern Bali, Indonesia, known for its volcanic landscapes, traditional villages, and coastal areas.
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C.
Buleleng Regency
Buleleng Regency is a northern coastal region of Bali, Indonesia, known for its black-sand beaches, diving spots, and relatively less-developed, laid-back atmosphere compared to southern Bali.
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D.
Klungkung Regency
Klungkung Regency is a small coastal regency in southeastern Bali, Indonesia, known for its historical role as the seat of the Gelgel and Klungkung kingdoms and for its offshore Nusa islands.
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E.
Kintamani District
Kintamani District is a highland area in central Bali, Indonesia, known for its scenic views of Mount Batur and Lake Batur and its cool mountainous climate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName | Kedang ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Flores–Lembata subgroup of Central Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Lamaholot language ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Lamaholot language ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable (reported) ⓘ |
| glottologName | Kedang ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | sometimes grouped with Lamaholot dialect cluster ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Kedang traditional religion and customs ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral literature of Kedang people
ⓘ
traditional rituals of Kedang people ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Kedang people ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | keda1252 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Lamaholot–Kedang contact area ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDescription |
described in works by Robert H. Barnes
ⓘ
subject of descriptive and anthropological studies ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguage |
Lamaholot
ⓘ
other Flores–Lembata languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length (reported)
ⓘ
prenasalized stops (reported) ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
anthropological linguistics ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticSituation | bilingualism with Indonesian is common ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | intergenerational transmission still present but under pressure ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
moderate number of consonant phonemes (reported)
ⓘ
moderate number of vowel phonemes (reported) ⓘ prepositions rather than postpositions (reported) ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ksx ⓘ |
| isSpokenOn |
Lembata Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Lembata
|
| languageBranch |
Central Malayo-Polynesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| languageFamily |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| languageGroup | Flores–Lembata languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| region | eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kedang people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Lembata Island ⓘ
linked to:
Lembata
|
| usedFor | daily communication within Kedang communities ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | rarely used as medium of formal education ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kedang (Lembata) Description of subject: Kedang (Lembata) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kedang people on Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.