Southern Subanen
E551179
Southern Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the southern Zamboanga Peninsula region of the southern Philippines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Subanen canonical | 2 |
| Southern Subanon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5745276 — 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: Southern Subanen Context triple: [Subanen, hasDialect, Southern Subanen]
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A.
Western Subanen
Western Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the western regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Northern Subanen
Northern Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the northern regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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C.
Eastern Subanen
Eastern Subanen is a dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the eastern regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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D.
Southern Tabasaran
Southern Tabasaran is a primary dialect of the Northeast Caucasian Tabasaran language, spoken mainly in parts of Dagestan, Russia.
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E.
Southern Sama
Southern Sama is an Austronesian language spoken by the Sama-Bajau people in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Sulu Archipelago and nearby coastal areas.
- 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: Southern Subanen Target entity description: Southern Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the southern Zamboanga Peninsula region of the southern Philippines.
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A.
Western Subanen
Western Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the western regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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B.
Northern Subanen
Northern Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the northern regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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C.
Eastern Subanen
Eastern Subanen is a dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the eastern regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.
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D.
Southern Tabasaran
Southern Tabasaran is a primary dialect of the Northeast Caucasian Tabasaran language, spoken mainly in parts of Dagestan, Russia.
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E.
Southern Sama
Southern Sama is an Austronesian language spoken by the Sama-Bajau people in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Sulu Archipelago and nearby coastal areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Subanen language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| classificationSource | ISO 639-3 standard ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Subanen ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | southern part of Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasDialectStatus | major dialect of Subanen ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersIn |
Zamboanga Sibugay
ⓘ
Zamboanga del Sur ⓘ parts of Zamboanga del Norte ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | laa ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| macrolanguage | Subanen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Subanen language
ⓘ
linked to:
Subanon language
|
| region | southern Philippines ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Subanen people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mindanao
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ southern Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ |
| status | regional language variety ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Subanen languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | verb–initial word order (Austronesian-type) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Subanen Description of subject: Southern Subanen is a major dialect of the Subanen language spoken by Subanen communities in the southern Zamboanga Peninsula region of the southern Philippines.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Southern Subanen