West Guadalcanal language
E569481
West Guadalcanal language is an Oceanic language spoken on the western part of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guadalcanal language group | 1 |
| Guadalcanal languages | 1 |
| West Guadalcanal language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6098627 — 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: West Guadalcanal language Context triple: [Ghari language, alternateName, West Guadalcanal language]
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A.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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B.
Marovo language
The Marovo language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around the Marovo Lagoon.
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C.
South Marquesan language
South Marquesan is a Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, closely related to other Marquesic languages.
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D.
North Marquesan language
North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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E.
Admiralty Islands languages
Admiralty Islands languages are a subgroup of Western Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.
- 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: West Guadalcanal language Target entity description: West Guadalcanal language is an Oceanic language spoken on the western part of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
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A.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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B.
Marovo language
The Marovo language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around the Marovo Lagoon.
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C.
South Marquesan language
South Marquesan is a Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, closely related to other Marquesic languages.
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D.
North Marquesan language
North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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E.
Admiralty Islands languages
Admiralty Islands languages are a subgroup of Western Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
West Gela
ⓘ
West Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| glottologCode | west2587 ⓘ |
| glottologName | West Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | wig ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | moderately agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | typical Oceanic consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasTypology | SVO basic word order ⓘ |
| isIndigenousTo | Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Solomonic language area
ⓘ
linked to:
Solomonic languages
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup |
Oceanic languages
ⓘ
Southeast Solomonic languages ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeast Solomonic branch of Oceanic ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ western Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| usedBy | communities in western Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Guadalcanal language Description of subject: West Guadalcanal language is an Oceanic language spoken on the western part of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: West Guadalcanal language
linked to: West Guadalcanal language