Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
E306301
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Malayo-Polynesian languages canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1302624 — 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: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages Context triple: [Central Malayo-Polynesian languages, distinguishedFrom, Western Malayo-Polynesian languages]
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A.
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.
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B.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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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.
Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
- 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: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages Target entity description: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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A.
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.
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B.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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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.
Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| familyColor |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| geographicDistribution |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Cambodia ⓘ Timor-Leste ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
Indonesia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Palau ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| hasSubgroup |
Bornean languages
ⓘ
Celebic languages ⓘ Philippine languages ⓘ Sundic languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
indigenous scripts ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Acehnese
ⓘ
Balinese language ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese
Banjar ⓘ Bikol language ⓘ
surface form:
Bikol
Buginese language ⓘ
surface form:
Buginese
Cebuano ⓘ Cham ⓘ Chamorro ⓘ Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ Kapampangan ⓘ Madurese ⓘ Maguindanaon ⓘ Makassarese ⓘ Malay ⓘ Maranao ⓘ Minangkabau ⓘ Palauan ⓘ Pangasinan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasak ⓘ Sundanese ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ Tausug ⓘ Yakan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| spokenIn |
Malay Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Island Southeast Asia
mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ parts of mainland Asia ⓘ western Island Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages Description of subject: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.