Merina Malagasy
E533946
Merina Malagasy is the central highlands variety of the Malagasy language that forms the basis of the country’s standard written and official form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merina Malagasy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5612768 — 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: Merina Malagasy Context triple: [Malagasy, majorDialect, Merina Malagasy]
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A.
Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary figure traditionally credited with helping to spark the Haitian Revolution through her role in the Bois Caïman ceremony.
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B.
King Béhanzin
King Béhanzin was the last independent king of Dahomey, renowned for his fierce resistance against French colonial conquest in the late 19th century.
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C.
Anne de Zogheb
Anne de Zogheb was a former fashion model who became known as the longtime wife of singer-songwriter Paul Anka.
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D.
Queen of Tanganyika
The Queen of Tanganyika was the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Tanganyika during its brief period as an independent Commonwealth realm before becoming part of Tanzania.
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E.
Castera Bazile
Castera Bazile was a Haitian artist known for his religious murals and contributions to the visual arts of Haiti.
- 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: Merina Malagasy Target entity description: Merina Malagasy is the central highlands variety of the Malagasy language that forms the basis of the country’s standard written and official form.
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A.
Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary figure traditionally credited with helping to spark the Haitian Revolution through her role in the Bois Caïman ceremony.
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B.
King Béhanzin
King Béhanzin was the last independent king of Dahomey, renowned for his fierce resistance against French colonial conquest in the late 19th century.
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C.
Anne de Zogheb
Anne de Zogheb was a former fashion model who became known as the longtime wife of singer-songwriter Paul Anka.
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D.
Queen of Tanganyika
The Queen of Tanganyika was the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Tanganyika during its brief period as an independent Commonwealth realm before becoming part of Tanzania.
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E.
Castera Bazile
Castera Bazile was a Haitian artist known for his religious murals and contributions to the visual arts of Haiti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language variety
ⓘ
variety of Malagasy language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Merina Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf |
official form of Malagasy
ⓘ
standard written Malagasy ⓘ |
| center | Antananarivo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Betsileo Malagasy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Betsimisaraka Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Highlands Malagasy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectBase | speech of the Merina people ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCenter | Imerina region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ English NERFINISHED ⓘ French NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | rich voice system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | five-vowel system ⓘ |
| hasStandardization | orthographic norms for Malagasy ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | verb–object–subject word order tendencies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ French language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexifierFor | Malagasy-based contact varieties ⓘ |
| partOf | Malagasy language ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | de facto standard spoken Malagasy ⓘ |
| spokenIn | central highlands of Madagascar ⓘ |
| standardFor | Republic of Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | prestige variety of Malagasy ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Madagascar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Merina ethnic group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban population of Antananarivo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education in Madagascar
ⓘ
government administration in Madagascar ⓘ media in Madagascar ⓘ national legislation in Madagascar ⓘ national radio broadcasts in Madagascar ⓘ national television broadcasts in Madagascar ⓘ official documents in Madagascar ⓘ primary school instruction in Madagascar ⓘ secondary school instruction in Madagascar ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merina Malagasy Description of subject: Merina Malagasy is the central highlands variety of the Malagasy language that forms the basis of the country’s standard written and official form.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.