Proto-Temotu language
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Proto-Temotu language is a reconstructed ancestral Oceanic language hypothesized to have given rise to the modern Temotu languages of the Solomon Islands region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proto-Temotu language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19495521 — 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: Proto-Temotu language Context triple: [Nanggu language, hasAncestor, Proto-Temotu language]
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A.
Wuvulu-Aua language
The Wuvulu-Aua language is an Oceanic language spoken on the Wuvulu and Aua islands of Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verbal morphology and distinctive phonological features.
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B.
Tonsea language
Tonsea is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tonsea people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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C.
Proto-Celebic language
Proto-Celebic language is a reconstructed ancestral Austronesian language that gave rise to the Celebic subgroup of languages spoken primarily on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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D.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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E.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
- 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: Proto-Temotu language Target entity description: Proto-Temotu language is a reconstructed ancestral Oceanic language hypothesized to have given rise to the modern Temotu languages of the Solomon Islands region.
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A.
Wuvulu-Aua language
The Wuvulu-Aua language is an Oceanic language spoken on the Wuvulu and Aua islands of Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verbal morphology and distinctive phonological features.
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B.
Tonsea language
Tonsea is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tonsea people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is one of the traditional Minahasan languages of the region.
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C.
Proto-Celebic language
Proto-Celebic language is a reconstructed ancestral Austronesian language that gave rise to the Celebic subgroup of languages spoken primarily on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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D.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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E.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.