Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
E258571
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language canonical | 26 |
| Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | 17 |
| Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian | 1 |
| Proto-Malayo-Javanic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243123 — 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-Malayo-Polynesian language Context triple: [Southern Luzon languages, hasAncestor, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Proto-Polynesian language
The Proto-Polynesian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Polynesian languages, from which groups like the Marquesic and Tongic branches historically developed.
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D.
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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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: Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language Target entity description: Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Proto-Polynesian language
The Proto-Polynesian language is the reconstructed common ancestor of all Polynesian languages, from which groups like the Marquesic and Tongic branches historically developed.
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D.
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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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 (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian proto-language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Formosan-descended Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
Indonesian languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ Philippine languages ⓘ |
| attestedIn | no written records ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
PMP
ⓘ
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
|
| hasDescendant |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Chamorro ⓘ Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Fijian
Hawaiian ⓘ Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ Malagasy ⓘ Malay ⓘ Māori ⓘ
surface form:
Maori
Easter Island ⓘ
surface form:
Rapa Nui
Samoan language ⓘ
surface form:
Samoan
Tagalog ⓘ Tongan ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | none ⓘ |
| hasLexicalItem |
*anak (reconstructed word for ‘child’)
ⓘ
*ma-qatej (reconstructed word for ‘die’) ⓘ *pitu (reconstructed word for ‘seven’) ⓘ *qabu (reconstructed word for ‘dust’) ⓘ *qabuR (reconstructed word for ‘ash’) ⓘ *qasu (reconstructed word for ‘smoke’) ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
affixation
ⓘ
focus system (reconstructed) ⓘ voice alternations ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasal consonants
ⓘ
contrastive voiceless stops ⓘ simple vowel system ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
|
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| reconstructedBy | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| reconstructedUsing | comparative method ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malay Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Island Southeast Asia
possibly Philippines ⓘ possibly Taiwan ⓘ prehistory ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Neolithic era
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late 4th to early 2nd millennium BCE (approximate scholarly estimates) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language Description of subject: Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
this entity surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Javanic
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian
this entity surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
this entity surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian