Kerinci language
E521692
The Kerinci language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Kerinci Regency of Jambi Province on Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its distinctive dialect diversity and phonological features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerinci language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5449528 — 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: Kerinci language Context triple: [Kerinci people, language, Kerinci language]
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A.
Kedayan language
The Kedayan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Kedayan people of Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Borneo, closely related to Malay and other Greater North Borneo languages.
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B.
Rejang languages
The Rejang languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonology and use of the traditional Rejang script.
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C.
Banjar language
The Banjar language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, and is considered a regional variety closely associated with the broader Malay linguistic family.
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D.
Bima language
Bima language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia, known for its distinct grammar and vocabulary within the region.
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E.
Enrekang language
The Enrekang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Enrekang people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- 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: Kerinci language Target entity description: The Kerinci language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Kerinci Regency of Jambi Province on Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its distinctive dialect diversity and phonological features.
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A.
Kedayan language
The Kedayan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Kedayan people of Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Borneo, closely related to Malay and other Greater North Borneo languages.
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B.
Rejang languages
The Rejang languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonology and use of the traditional Rejang script.
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C.
Banjar language
The Banjar language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, and is considered a regional variety closely associated with the broader Malay linguistic family.
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D.
Bima language
Bima language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia, known for its distinct grammar and vocabulary within the region.
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E.
Enrekang language
The Enrekang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Enrekang people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-attested minority language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Malay language
ⓘ
linked to:
Malay
Minangkabau language ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countryOfficialStatus | not an official national language of Indonesia ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable or threatened in some communities ⓘ |
| family |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| glottologCode | keri1252 ⓘ |
| glottologName |
Kerinci
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerinci Regency
|
| hasDialect |
Belui dialect
ⓘ
Gunung Raya dialect ⓘ Hiang dialect ⓘ Lempur dialect ⓘ Mudik dialects ⓘ Sungai Penuh dialect ⓘ Talang dialects ⓘ Ulu dialects ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalProcess |
consonant lenition
ⓘ
final consonant alternations ⓘ vowel lowering ⓘ vowel raising ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| historicalWritingSystem | Jawi script ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | kvr ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Malayic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Sumatran linguistic area ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex phonological system
ⓘ
high dialect diversity ⓘ lexical tone or pitch contrasts in some analyses ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ unusual vowel alternations ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Kerinci Regency ⓘ |
| province |
Jambi Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Jambi
|
| region | Sumatra ⓘ |
| researchField | Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kerinci people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Jambi Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Jambi
Kerinci Regency ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
Malayic subgrouping
ⓘ
dialectology ⓘ historical phonology ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Indonesian language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication in Kerinci Regency ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kerinci language Description of subject: The Kerinci language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Kerinci Regency of Jambi Province on Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its distinctive dialect diversity and phonological features.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.