Toraja languages
E1037926
The Toraja languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toraja languages canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13357970 — 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: Toraja languages Context triple: [Palopo, hasLocalLanguages, Toraja languages]
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A.
Toraja-Saʼdan language
The Toraja-Saʼdan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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C.
Buru languages
Buru languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Buru Island in Indonesia’s Maluku region.
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D.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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E.
Bungku–Tolaki languages
The Bungku–Tolaki languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features within the Celebic branch.
- 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: Toraja languages Target entity description: The Toraja languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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A.
Toraja-Saʼdan language
The Toraja-Saʼdan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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C.
Buru languages
Buru languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Buru Island in Indonesia’s Maluku region.
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D.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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E.
Bungku–Tolaki languages
The Bungku–Tolaki languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their shared phonological and grammatical features within the Celebic branch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| are | closely related to each other ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Sulawesi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages are vulnerable ⓘ |
| areRecognizedBy | Indonesian local governments in South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
Austronesian linguistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sulawesi comparative studies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Toraja culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toraja funeral rites ⓘ Toraja traditional religion ⓘ |
| branchOf | South Sulawesi subgroup ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Bugis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makassarese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Toraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | tora1264 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Torajaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aralle-Tabulahan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalumpang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mambi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Saʼdan Toraja language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talondoʼ language ⓘ Taʼe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Toalaʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| have | dialectal variation across Toraja highlands ⓘ |
| haveInfluenceFrom | Indonesian language ⓘ |
| isoClassification | Austronesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticFeature |
focus-like constructions
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ voice alternations ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | highland regions of South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Toraja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional languages of Indonesia ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sulawesi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology | predominantly agglutinative ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Toraja people
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oral literature ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toraja languages Description of subject: The Toraja languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Toraja people in the highland regions of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.