Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect)
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Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect) is a regional variety of the Kalaw Lagaw Ya language spoken in the western Torres Strait Islands of Australia, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15291095 — 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: Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect) Context triple: [Kalaw Lagaw Ya, hasDialect, Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect)]
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A.
Yakan language
The Yakan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Yakan people of the Sulu Archipelago and nearby areas in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Kalagan language
The Kalagan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kalagan people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, particularly in areas such as Sarangani.
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C.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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E.
Kacipo-Bale language
The Kacipo-Bale language is a Surmic language spoken by the Kacipo and Bale peoples of southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring regions of South Sudan.
- 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: Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect) Target entity description: Kalaw Lagaw Ya (western dialect) is a regional variety of the Kalaw Lagaw Ya language spoken in the western Torres Strait Islands of Australia, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
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A.
Yakan language
The Yakan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Yakan people of the Sulu Archipelago and nearby areas in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Kalagan language
The Kalagan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kalagan people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, particularly in areas such as Sarangani.
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C.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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E.
Kacipo-Bale language
The Kacipo-Bale language is a Surmic language spoken by the Kacipo and Bale peoples of southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring regions of South Sudan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.