Waima language
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The Waima language is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, particularly in the Central Province along the Papuan coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waima language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21607495 — 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: Waima language Context triple: [Central Papuan Tip language, hasMember, Waima language]
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A.
Wailaki language
The Wailaki language is an endangered Athabaskan language traditionally spoken by the Wailaki people of northern California.
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B.
Vaeakau-Taumako language
The Vaeakau-Taumako language is a Polynesian Outlier language spoken primarily in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, known for preserving many archaic features of Proto-Polynesian.
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C.
Waihonga language
The Waihonga language is a lesser-known Austronesian language of the Bima–Sumba subgroup spoken on or near the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
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D.
Makasae language
The Makasae language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste by the Makasae people.
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E.
Teiwa language
Teiwa language is a Papuan language spoken by the Teiwa people on Pantar Island in eastern 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: Waima language Target entity description: The Waima language is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, particularly in the Central Province along the Papuan coast.
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A.
Wailaki language
The Wailaki language is an endangered Athabaskan language traditionally spoken by the Wailaki people of northern California.
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B.
Vaeakau-Taumako language
The Vaeakau-Taumako language is a Polynesian Outlier language spoken primarily in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, known for preserving many archaic features of Proto-Polynesian.
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C.
Waihonga language
The Waihonga language is a lesser-known Austronesian language of the Bima–Sumba subgroup spoken on or near the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
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D.
Makasae language
The Makasae language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste by the Makasae people.
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E.
Teiwa language
Teiwa language is a Papuan language spoken by the Teiwa people on Pantar Island in eastern Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.