Philippine Austronesian languages
E251916
Philippine Austronesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines and nearby regions, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Austronesian languages canonical | 1 |
| Philippine subgroup of Austronesian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243087 — 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: Philippine Austronesian languages Context triple: [Southern Luzon languages, partOf, Philippine Austronesian languages]
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A.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
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B.
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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C.
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific, including languages such as Indonesian, Tagalog, Javanese, and Malagasy.
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D.
Visayan languages
The Visayan languages are a major group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the central and southern Philippines, including widely used varieties such as Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Waray.
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E.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
- 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: Philippine Austronesian languages Target entity description: Philippine Austronesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines and nearby regions, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
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A.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
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B.
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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C.
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific, including languages such as Indonesian, Tagalog, Javanese, and Malagasy.
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D.
Visayan languages
The Visayan languages are a major group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the central and southern Philippines, including widely used varieties such as Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Waray.
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E.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfLanguages | over 150 ⓘ |
| geneticRelation |
Formosan languages (distantly related)
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex pronominal systems
ⓘ
frequent use of aspect and mood marking on verbs ⓘ preposed clitic pronouns in many languages ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alangan
ⓘ
Bajaw languages ⓘ Batak (Palawan) ⓘ Bikol language ⓘ
surface form:
Bikol
Balangao Bontok ⓘ
surface form:
Bontok
Cebuano language ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Hoava ⓘ
surface form:
Hanunó'o
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Ibanag ⓘ Ifugao languages ⓘ Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Iraya ⓘ Itawit ⓘ Ivatan people ⓘ
surface form:
Ivatan
Kankanaey ⓘ Kapampangan ⓘ Kinaray-a ⓘ Maguindanaon ⓘ Maranao ⓘ Masbateño ⓘ Palawano languages ⓘ Pangasinan ⓘ Romblomanon ⓘ Sama languages ⓘ Surigaonon ⓘ Tadyawan ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ Tausug ⓘ Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
Yami (Tao) ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Greater Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Philippine languages
Gorontalo–Mongondow languages ⓘ Mangyan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mindoro languages
Northern Luzon languages ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Philippine languages
Palawanic languages ⓘ Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup ⓘ
surface form:
Sama–Bajaw languages
Southern Philippine languages ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedWritingSystem | Baybayin and related indigenous scripts ⓘ |
| majorLanguageBySpeakers |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Tagalog ⓘ Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
|
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| primaryRegion | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| researchField | Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Central Luzon
ⓘ
Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Marianas Islands
Mindanao ⓘ northern Borneo ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Borneo
Northern Luzon ⓘ Palawan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Southern Luzon ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
southern Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan (southern coastal communities)
Visayas ⓘ |
| typologicallyCharacterizedBy |
Austronesian alignment
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extensive verbal affixation ⓘ focus-based morphosyntax ⓘ frequent reduplication ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first-person plural pronouns ⓘ predominantly verb-initial word order ⓘ rich voice system ⓘ |
| usedAsNationalLanguageBaseFor |
Tagalog
ⓘ
surface form:
Filipino
|
| writingSystemUsed | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippine Austronesian languages Description of subject: Philippine Austronesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines and nearby regions, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philippine subgroup of Austronesian