Tawala language
E626219
Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tawala language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6786858 — 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: Tawala language Context triple: [Papuan Tip linkage, hasLanguage, Tawala language]
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A.
Tubatulabal language
The Tubatulabal language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Tubatulabal people of the southern Sierra Nevada region in California.
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B.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Tigak language
The Tigak language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tigak people of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Tutelo language
The Tutelo language is an extinct Siouan language once spoken by the Tutelo people in the eastern United States, particularly in present-day Virginia and West Virginia.
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E.
Tonsawang language
Tonsawang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tonsawang people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is part of the Minahasan subgroup.
- 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: Tawala language Target entity description: Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
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A.
Tubatulabal language
The Tubatulabal language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Tubatulabal people of the southern Sierra Nevada region in California.
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B.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Tigak language
The Tigak language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tigak people of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Tutelo language
The Tutelo language is an extinct Siouan language once spoken by the Tutelo people in the eastern United States, particularly in present-day Virginia and West Virginia.
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E.
Tonsawang language
Tonsawang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tonsawang people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is part of the Minahasan subgroup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tawala people ⓘ |
| family |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| glottocode | tawa1283 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Tawala ⓘ |
| group | Oceanic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tawala
ⓘ
Tawala (Papua New Guinea) ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Bwaiowa
ⓘ
linked to:
Bwaidoka
Siboda ⓘ Suau-Tawala continuum ⓘ
linked to:
Malakula language continuum
Tawala proper ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory typical of Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| hasResource |
Bible portions translated into Tawala
ⓘ
grammatical descriptions in linguistic literature ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | tbo ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Nuclear Papuan Tip languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Papuan Tip languages
Papuan Tip Cluster ⓘ
linked to:
Papuan Tip cluster
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Are language
ⓘ
Bwaidoka language ⓘ
linked to:
Bwaidoga language
Suau language ⓘ |
| province | Milne Bay Province ⓘ |
| region |
Papuan Tip
ⓘ
linked to:
Papuan Tip cluster
|
| spokenIn |
coastal communities of Milne Bay Province
ⓘ
southeastern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| status | local language of wider communication in parts of Milne Bay Province ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| subgroup |
Papuan Tip
ⓘ
linked to:
Papuan Tip cluster
Western Oceanic ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church and religious activities
ⓘ
daily communication in coastal villages ⓘ traditional stories and oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tawala language Description of subject: Tawala language is an Austronesian language of the Papuan Tip region of Papua New Guinea, spoken primarily in coastal communities of Milne Bay Province.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.