Seediq language
E139712
The Seediq language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Seediq indigenous people of central Taiwan, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of focus and voice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seediq language canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204541 — 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: Seediq language Context triple: [Formosan languages, majorSubgroupIncludes, Seediq language]
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A.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Ndyuka language
The Ndyuka language is an English-based creole spoken primarily by the Ndyuka Maroon community in Suriname and French Guiana.
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C.
Fala language
Fala is a small Ibero-Romance language spoken in a few villages in Spain’s Extremadura region, notable for its close relation to Galician-Portuguese and its strong local identity.
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D.
Esselen language
The Esselen language is an extinct and poorly documented Native American language once spoken by the Esselen people of coastal central California.
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E.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
- 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: Seediq language Target entity description: The Seediq language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Seediq indigenous people of central Taiwan, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of focus and voice.
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A.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Ndyuka language
The Ndyuka language is an English-based creole spoken primarily by the Ndyuka Maroon community in Suriname and French Guiana.
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C.
Fala language
Fala is a small Ibero-Romance language spoken in a few villages in Spain’s Extremadura region, notable for its close relation to Galician-Portuguese and its strong local identity.
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D.
Esselen language
The Esselen language is an extinct and poorly documented Native American language once spoken by the Esselen people of coastal central California.
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E.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Formosan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Seediq ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sediq
ⓘ
Seejiq ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | flexible word order conditioned by voice ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | partial ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Seediq communities in mountain villages ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Tgdaya Seediq
ⓘ
Toda Seediq ⓘ Truku ⓘ
surface form:
Truku Seediq
|
| hasEndangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Austronesian-style voice system
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ consonant clusters ⓘ ergative alignment tendencies ⓘ phonemic stress ⓘ rich affixation ⓘ rich focus system ⓘ voice alternations ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | seei1235 ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentBody |
Council of Indigenous Peoples (Taiwan) (policy role)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan (for promotion)
|
| hasISO639-3Code | trv ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | Atayal language ⓘ |
| hasMedia | radio programs in Seediq ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonemeInventoryType |
five-vowel system
ⓘ
moderate-sized consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEffort | orthography development ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| isOfficialStatus | recognized indigenous language of Taiwan ⓘ |
| isSpokenByPopulation | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
descriptive grammars
ⓘ
morphosyntactic studies ⓘ |
| isUsedInFilm |
Seediq Bale (film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (dialogue)
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Hualien County
ⓘ
Nantou County ⓘ Taroko National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Taroko Gorge area
|
| spokenBy | Seediq people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
central Taiwan ⓘ |
| subfamily | Atayalic languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Seediq cultural practices
ⓘ
indigenous education in Taiwan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seediq language Description of subject: The Seediq language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Seediq indigenous people of central Taiwan, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of focus and voice.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.