Ibatan language
E1580694
UNEXPLORED
The Ibatan language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in the northern Philippines, closely related to other Batanic languages of the Batanes region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibatan language canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23320046 — 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: Ibatan language Context triple: [Ivatan language continuum, hasSubLanguage, Ibatan language]
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A.
Ibani language
The Ibani language is an Ijoid language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Ibani people in and around Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria.
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B.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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C.
Bafia language
The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bafia people in central Cameroon.
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D.
Iban language
The Iban language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Iban people of Borneo, especially in Sarawak, Malaysia, and parts of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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E.
Gupa-Abawa language
The Gupa-Abawa language is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gupa and Abawa peoples of central Nigeria.
- 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: Ibatan language Target entity description: The Ibatan language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in the northern Philippines, closely related to other Batanic languages of the Batanes region.
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A.
Ibani language
The Ibani language is an Ijoid language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Ibani people in and around Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria.
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B.
Opata language
The Opata language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken by the Opata people of northern Mexico, particularly in the present-day state of Sonora.
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C.
Bafia language
The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bafia people in central Cameroon.
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D.
Iban language
The Iban language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Iban people of Borneo, especially in Sarawak, Malaysia, and parts of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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E.
Gupa-Abawa language
The Gupa-Abawa language is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gupa and Abawa peoples of central Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.