Manus languages
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Manus languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Manus Island and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manus languages canonical | 2 |
| West Manus languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1366800 — 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: Manus languages Context triple: [Western Oceanic languages, hasSubgroup, Manus languages]
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A.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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B.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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D.
Temotu languages
Temotu languages are a small group of Oceanic languages spoken in the Temotu (Santa Cruz) Province of the southeastern Solomon Islands, notable for their unique features and relative isolation within the Austronesian family.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in 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: Manus languages Target entity description: Manus languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Manus Island and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
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A.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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B.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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D.
Temotu languages
Temotu languages are a small group of Oceanic languages spoken in the Temotu (Santa Cruz) Province of the southeastern Solomon Islands, notable for their unique features and relative isolation within the Austronesian family.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oceanic language group
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelated | each other ⓘ |
| areDocumentedBy | field linguists ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Admiralty Islands languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty Islands language group
Western Oceanic ⓘ
surface form:
Western Oceanic linkage
|
| areSpokenOn |
Manus Island
ⓘ
nearby smaller islands around Manus ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
Oceanic Linguistics
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanic linguistics
|
| areUsedFor | local communication in Manus Province ⓘ |
| coexistWith |
English (Papua New Guinea)
ⓘ
Tok Pisin ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticArea | Manus Island communities ⓘ |
| geneticClassification |
Admiralty Islands languages
ⓘ
Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic ⓘ |
| haveSubgroup |
East Manus languages
ⓘ
Manus languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
West Manus languages
|
| haveWritingSystem | Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Admiralty Islands
ⓘ
Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ Manus Island ⓘ |
| region |
Manus Province
ⓘ
northern coast of New Guinea ⓘ
surface form:
northern Papua New Guinea
|
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
ⓘ
predominantly SVO word order ⓘ rich pronominal systems ⓘ use of prepositions rather than postpositions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manus languages Description of subject: Manus languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Manus Island and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Manus languages