Miriwoong language
E1019904
The Miriwoong language is an Indigenous Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Miriwoong people of the East Kimberley region in Western Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miriwoong language canonical | 12 |
| Miriwung language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12887624 — 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: Miriwoong language Context triple: [Miriwoong people, language, Miriwoong language]
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A.
Gundungurra language
The Gundungurra language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Gundungurra people of the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.
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B.
Wunambal language
Wunambal language is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wunambal people of the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
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C.
Bundjalung language
The Bundjalung language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Bundjalung people of northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland.
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D.
Awabakal language
Awabakal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Awabakal people of the coastal region around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
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E.
Yindjibarndi language
The Yindjibarndi language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
- 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: Miriwoong language Target entity description: The Miriwoong language is an Indigenous Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Miriwoong people of the East Kimberley region in Western Australia.
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A.
Gundungurra language
The Gundungurra language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Gundungurra people of the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.
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B.
Wunambal language
Wunambal language is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Wunambal people of the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
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C.
Bundjalung language
The Bundjalung language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Bundjalung people of northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland.
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D.
Awabakal language
Awabakal language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Awabakal people of the coastal region around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
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E.
Yindjibarndi language
The Yindjibarndi language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara region in Western Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Miriwoongic language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsToPeople | Miriwoong people ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key marker of Miriwoong identity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Miriwoong people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Miriwong
ⓘ
Miriwung ⓘ Miriwung language ⓘ
linked to:
Miriwoong language
Mirwoong ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Gajirrabeng language ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
audio recordings
ⓘ
grammatical descriptions ⓘ lexical materials ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
community events ⓘ cultural education ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | miri1263 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName |
Miriwoong
ⓘ
linked to:
Miriwong
|
| hasISO639-3Code | mep ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | non-Pama-Nyungan language ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringLanguage |
Gija language
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaru language
Jaru language ⓘ Kija language ⓘ Waringarri varieties ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive stops and nasals
ⓘ
typical Australian Aboriginal phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community language projects
ⓘ
language teaching programs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Australian Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| isSpokenNear | Northern Territory border ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Jarrakan languages
ⓘ
Miriwoongic languages ⓘ
linked to:
Worrorran languages
|
| region |
Kununurra area
ⓘ
Ord River region ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Miriwoong people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
East Kimberley region ⓘ
linked to:
East Kimberley region of Western Australia
Western Australia ⓘ |
| status |
critically endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Ord River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Ord River Valley
around Kununurra ⓘ |
| usedByOrganization | Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miriwoong language Description of subject: The Miriwoong language is an Indigenous Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Miriwoong people of the East Kimberley region in Western Australia.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mirwoong
Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre
→
primaryLanguageOfWork
→
Miriwoong language
ⓘ
linked to: Miriwoong language
subject linked to:
Miriwong