South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
E181181
The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487552 — 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: South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages Context triple: [Celebic–South Halmahera languages, relatedTo, South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages]
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Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
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Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
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Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba 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: South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages Target entity description: The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
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A.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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B.
Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
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C.
Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
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D.
Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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E.
Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Subject: South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages Description of subject: The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Yaur language
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South Halmahera–West New Guinea branch of Austronesian
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Halmahera–New Guinea contact zone
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South Halmahera–West New Guinea Austronesian languages
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Eastern Indonesian linguistic area
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hasNotableLanguageGroup
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South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
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