East Papuan hypothesis
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The East Papuan hypothesis is a proposed grouping of several non-Austronesian languages of island Melanesia that suggests they share a common ancestral origin distinct from other Papuan language families.
All labels observed (1)
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| East Papuan hypothesis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21603527 — 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: East Papuan hypothesis Context triple: [Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands, languageFamilyProposal, East Papuan hypothesis]
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A.
Trans-New Guinea hypothesis
The Trans-New Guinea hypothesis is a major linguistic proposal that posits a large family of related Papuan languages spread across much of New Guinea and nearby islands.
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B.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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C.
Greater North Borneo hypothesis
The Greater North Borneo hypothesis is a linguistic proposal that groups several Austronesian languages of Borneo and surrounding regions into a single higher-order subgroup based on shared innovations and historical relationships.
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D.
Austric hypothesis
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
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E.
Yok-Utian hypothesis
The Yok-Utian hypothesis is a proposed linguistic theory suggesting a genetic relationship between the Yokuts and Utian language families of California.
- 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: East Papuan hypothesis Target entity description: The East Papuan hypothesis is a proposed grouping of several non-Austronesian languages of island Melanesia that suggests they share a common ancestral origin distinct from other Papuan language families.
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A.
Trans-New Guinea hypothesis
The Trans-New Guinea hypothesis is a major linguistic proposal that posits a large family of related Papuan languages spread across much of New Guinea and nearby islands.
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B.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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C.
Greater North Borneo hypothesis
The Greater North Borneo hypothesis is a linguistic proposal that groups several Austronesian languages of Borneo and surrounding regions into a single higher-order subgroup based on shared innovations and historical relationships.
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D.
Austric hypothesis
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
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E.
Yok-Utian hypothesis
The Yok-Utian hypothesis is a proposed linguistic theory suggesting a genetic relationship between the Yokuts and Utian language families of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.