Proto-Bisayan
E179461
Proto-Bisayan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which the various Bisayan (Visayan) languages of the central Philippines are believed to have evolved.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Bisaya | 1 |
| Proto-Bisayan canonical | 1 |
| Proto-Central Philippine language | 1 |
| Proto-Visayan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1585577 — 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: Proto-Bisayan Context triple: [Bisayan languages subgroup, historicalAncestor, Proto-Bisayan]
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A.
Proto-Philippine language
Proto-Philippine is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family, from which many modern Philippine languages are derived.
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B.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
Manobo languages
The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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E.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
- 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: Proto-Bisayan Target entity description: Proto-Bisayan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which the various Bisayan (Visayan) languages of the central Philippines are believed to have evolved.
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A.
Proto-Philippine language
Proto-Philippine is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family, from which many modern Philippine languages are derived.
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B.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
Manobo languages
The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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E.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian proto-language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Aklanon
ⓘ
Butuanon ⓘ Capiznon ⓘ Cebuano language ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Kinaray-a ⓘ Masbateño ⓘ Romblomanon ⓘ Surigaonon ⓘ Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
various Bisayan languages ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Proto-Bisayan
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Bisaya
Proto-Bisayan ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Visayan
|
| hasDescendant | modern Bisayan languages ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | none ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | reconstructed core vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalSystem | reconstructed phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | none ⓘ |
| influenced |
lexicon of Bisayan languages
ⓘ
morphology of Bisayan languages ⓘ phonology of Bisayan languages ⓘ syntax of Bisayan languages ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Central Philippine ⓘ |
| notAttestedInWriting | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ
surface form:
Central Philippine languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Cebuano data
ⓘ
Hiligaynon data ⓘ Waray-Waray data ⓘ other Bisayan language data ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | hypothetical ⓘ |
| region |
Visayas
ⓘ
parts of Mindanao ⓘ |
| spokenIn | central Philippines ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Visayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Bisayan languages
|
| timeDepth | precolonial period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
etymological research in Bisayan languages
ⓘ
internal classification of Bisayan languages ⓘ |
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: Proto-Bisayan Description of subject: Proto-Bisayan is the reconstructed common ancestor language from which the various Bisayan (Visayan) languages of the central Philippines are believed to have evolved.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proto-Visayan
this entity surface form:
Proto-Bisaya
this entity surface form:
Proto-Central Philippine language