Flores–Lembata languages
E32484
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.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200686 — 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: Flores–Lembata languages Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Flores–Lembata languages]
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A.
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.
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B.
Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
The Gorontalo–Mongondow languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Flores–Lembata languages Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
The Gorontalo–Mongondow languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealRelation |
contact with Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
part of the Lesser Sunda Islands linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfLanguages | over 10 ⓘ |
| hasClassificationStatus | widely accepted in Austronesian comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueMacroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| hasGlottologCode | flor1249 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verbal morphology in some member languages
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length in some member languages ⓘ distinctive phonological systems compared to neighboring Austronesian languages ⓘ pronominal systems with inclusive–exclusive distinction in some member languages ⓘ rich consonant inventories in some member languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bajawa language
ⓘ
Ende language ⓘ Hewa language ⓘ Kedang language ⓘ Keo language ⓘ Krowe dialect cluster ⓘ Lamaholot language ⓘ Lewotobi dialect cluster ⓘ Lio language ⓘ Lamaholot language ⓘ
surface form:
Nage language
Lamaholot language ⓘ
surface form:
Ngadha language
Lamaholot language ⓘ
surface form:
Paluweh language
Sawu language ⓘ Sika language ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Bima–Sumba languages
ⓘ
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages of Alor–Pantar area ⓘ Timor–Babar languages ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Adonara Island
ⓘ
Lembata ⓘ
surface form:
Lembata Island
Adonara Island ⓘ
surface form:
Solor Island
central Flores ⓘ Flores ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Flores
western Flores ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian comparative linguistics
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
many member languages are under-documented
ⓘ
several member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
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Flores ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Lembata ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flores–Lembata languages Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flores–Lembata languages subgroup
this entity surface form:
Central Flores languages
this entity surface form:
Flores–Lembata linguistic area
subject surface form:
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
this entity surface form:
Central Flores languages
this entity surface form:
Central Flores languages
this entity surface form:
Central Flores language group
this entity surface form:
Central Flores languages
this entity surface form:
Flores–Lembata language
this entity surface form:
Flores–Lembata language group
this entity surface form:
Flores–Lembata language group
this entity surface form:
Central Flores language