Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog)

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government agency language regulator

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) is the official Philippine government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the national language Filipino, which is largely based on Tagalog.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino	9
Commission on the Filipino Language (for language policy context)	1
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) canonical	1
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (indirectly, as a Philippine language)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T276562 — 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: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog)
Context triple: [Tagalog, regulatedBy, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog)]

A. Kapampangan language
Kapampangan is an Austronesian language of the Philippines primarily spoken in the Pampanga region of Central Luzon.
B. Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
C. Cebuano language
The Cebuano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao.
D. Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands)
The Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) is a governmental body responsible for preserving, standardizing, and promoting the Chamorro language within the Northern Mariana Islands.
E. Ilocano language
The Ilocano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in northern Luzon and by migrant communities across the Philippines and abroad.
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: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog)
Target entity description: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) is the official Philippine government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the national language Filipino, which is largely based on Tagalog.

A. Kapampangan language
Kapampangan is an Austronesian language of the Philippines primarily spoken in the Pampanga region of Central Luzon.
B. Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
C. Cebuano language
The Cebuano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao.
D. Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands)
The Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) is a governmental body responsible for preserving, standardizing, and promoting the Chamorro language within the Northern Mariana Islands.
E. Ilocano language
The Ilocano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in northern Luzon and by migrant communities across the Philippines and abroad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ language regulator ⓘ
abbreviation	KWF ⓘ
basedOnLanguage	Tagalog ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
EnglishName	Surian ng Wikang Pambansa ⓘ surface form: Commission on the Filipino Language
foundedBy	Republic Act No. 7104 ⓘ
hasTask	compile Filipino dictionaries ⓘ develop Filipino vocabulary ⓘ promote use of Filipino in education ⓘ promote use of Filipino in government ⓘ promote use of Filipino in media ⓘ standardize Filipino orthography ⓘ support translation into Filipino ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Metro Manila ⓘ Quezon City ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Philippines Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
languageRegulated	Filipino ⓘ Tagalog-based Filipino ⓘ other Philippine languages ⓘ
legalBasis	Republic Act No. 7104 ⓘ
legalStatus	constitutional body ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Philippines ⓘ
mandate	coordinate with government agencies on language use ⓘ formulate policies on the Filipino language ⓘ produce dictionaries and grammars of Filipino ⓘ promote Filipino as a language of education ⓘ promote Filipino as a medium of official communication ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Filipino ⓘ
officialLanguagePromoted	Filipino ⓘ national language of the Philippines ⓘ
officialName	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) self-link ⓘ surface form: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
parentOrganization	Office of the President of the Philippines ⓘ
purpose	development of the Filipino language ⓘ preservation of the Filipino language ⓘ promotion of the Filipino language ⓘ research on Philippine languages ⓘ standardization of Filipino ⓘ
regionServed	Philippines ⓘ
replaced	Institute of National Language ⓘ Surian ng Wikang Pambansa ⓘ
sector	culture ⓘ education ⓘ language policy ⓘ
shortName	KWF ⓘ
website	https://kwf.gov.ph ⓘ

How these facts were elicited