Ongan languages
E94356
The Ongan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ongan languages canonical | 8 |
| Onge language | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T791429 — 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: Ongan languages Context triple: [Jarawa, languageFamily, Ongan languages]
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A.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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B.
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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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- 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: Ongan languages Target entity description: The Ongan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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B.
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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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Taman languages
Taman languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature | isolated from mainland South Asian languages ⓘ |
| arealGroup |
Andamanese language area
ⓘ
linked to:
Andaman Islands
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Great Andamanese languages
ⓘ
Nicobarese languages ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Andamanese
|
| familyColor | Andamanese ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Little Andaman Island
ⓘ
Middle Andaman Island ⓘ Rutland Island ⓘ South Andaman Island ⓘ |
| glottologCode | onga1248 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Ongan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aka-Bea language
ⓘ
Aka-Jeru language ⓘ Aka-Kede language ⓘ Aka-Kol language ⓘ Jangil language ⓘ Jarawa language ⓘ Önge language ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | pre-colonial languages of the Andaman Islands ⓘ |
| isoClassificationStatus | not classified as part of any larger language family ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | small ⓘ |
| linguisticResearchFocus |
historical linguistics of the Indian Ocean region
ⓘ
language contact and isolation in the Andaman Islands ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very low ⓘ |
| possibleRelation |
sometimes hypothesized to relate to Austronesian languages (unproven)
ⓘ
sometimes hypothesized to relate to Papuan languages (unproven) ⓘ |
| region | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherFamilies | often considered a primary language family ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Jarawa people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jarawa
Ongan peoples ⓘ Onge people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Andaman Islands
ⓘ
India ⓘ Indian Ocean region ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Region
|
| subclassOf |
Andamanese languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Andamanese languages
|
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ rich pronominal systems ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no indigenous writing system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ongan languages Description of subject: The Ongan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken by the Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.