Amis language
E138018
The Amis language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Amis people of eastern Taiwan and is one of the largest and most vital of the island’s Indigenous languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amis language canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204536 — 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: Amis language Context triple: [Formosan languages, majorSubgroupIncludes, Amis language]
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A.
Amami language
The Amami language is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan’s Amami Islands, known for its endangered status and distinct phonology and grammar within the Japonic language family.
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B.
Picard language
Picard language is a Romance language of northern France and parts of Belgium, closely related to French and Walloon and traditionally spoken in the Picardy and Nord–Pas-de-Calais regions.
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C.
Sabine language
The Sabine language was an extinct Italic tongue once spoken by the ancient Sabine people of central Italy, closely related to other Osco-Umbrian languages.
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D.
Unami language
The Unami language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Lenape (Delaware) people in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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E.
Uma language
Uma is an Austronesian language of the Celebic subgroup spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, 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: Amis language Target entity description: The Amis language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Amis people of eastern Taiwan and is one of the largest and most vital of the island’s Indigenous languages.
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A.
Amami language
The Amami language is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan’s Amami Islands, known for its endangered status and distinct phonology and grammar within the Japonic language family.
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B.
Picard language
Picard language is a Romance language of northern France and parts of Belgium, closely related to French and Walloon and traditionally spoken in the Picardy and Nord–Pas-de-Calais regions.
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C.
Sabine language
The Sabine language was an extinct Italic tongue once spoken by the ancient Sabine people of central Italy, closely related to other Osco-Umbrian languages.
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D.
Unami language
The Unami language is an Eastern Algonquian Native American language traditionally spoken by the Lenape (Delaware) people in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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E.
Uma language
Uma is an Austronesian language of the Celebic subgroup spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Formosan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endonym | Pangcah ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amis people ⓘ |
| glottocode | amis1246 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Amis
ⓘ
Pangcah language ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Central Amis
ⓘ
Malecite Amis ⓘ Northern Amis ⓘ Southern Amis ⓘ Tavalong-Vataan Amis ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
Austronesian alignment system
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focus system typical of Philippine-type languages ⓘ preposed tense-aspect markers ⓘ voice-marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
descriptive grammars
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dictionaries ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length in some dialects
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory including affricates ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
media broadcasting in Amis ⓘ publication of Amis-language teaching materials ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| iso639-2Code | ami ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | ami ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some primary schools in eastern Taiwan ⓘ |
| languageCode | ami ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | one of the largest Indigenous languages of Taiwan ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous language of Taiwan ⓘ |
| region |
Hualien County
ⓘ
Pingtung County, Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
Pingtung County
Taitung County ⓘ Yilan County ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
indigenous peoples of Taiwan
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Taiwan
|
| spokenIn |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
eastern Taiwan ⓘ |
| subfamily | Formosan languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indigenous education programs in Taiwan
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oral literature of the Amis people ⓘ traditional songs of the Amis people ⓘ |
| vitalityStatus | relatively vital among Taiwan Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| 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: Amis language Description of subject: The Amis language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Amis people of eastern Taiwan and is one of the largest and most vital of the island’s Indigenous languages.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.