Selako (Salako) Bidayuh
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Selako (Salako) Bidayuh is an Austronesian language spoken by the Selako subgroup of the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, particularly in parts of Sarawak (Malaysia) and West Kalimantan (Indonesia).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selako (Salako) Bidayuh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6942853 — 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: Selako (Salako) Bidayuh Context triple: [Bidayuh, hasLanguage, Selako (Salako) Bidayuh]
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A.
Rungus
The Rungus are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo known for their distinctive longhouse communities, intricate beadwork, and rich traditional customs.
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B.
Sasak people
The Sasak people are an indigenous ethnic group of Indonesia known for their distinct language, Islamic-influenced traditions, and rich weaving and music culture centered on the island of Lombok.
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C.
Kedayan
The Kedayan are an indigenous Malay ethnic group primarily found in Brunei, Sabah (Malaysia), and parts of Kalimantan (Indonesia), traditionally known for agriculture and a distinct cultural identity closely linked to Bruneian Malay culture.
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D.
Sambal people
The Sambal people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of the Philippines, primarily from the Zambales region, known for their distinct culture and traditions.
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E.
Dayak lute
The Dayak lute, also known as the sapeh or sape, is a traditional plucked string instrument of the Dayak people of Borneo, used in both ritual and folk music.
- 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: Selako (Salako) Bidayuh Target entity description: Selako (Salako) Bidayuh is an Austronesian language spoken by the Selako subgroup of the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, particularly in parts of Sarawak (Malaysia) and West Kalimantan (Indonesia).
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A.
Rungus
The Rungus are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo known for their distinctive longhouse communities, intricate beadwork, and rich traditional customs.
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B.
Sasak people
The Sasak people are an indigenous ethnic group of Indonesia known for their distinct language, Islamic-influenced traditions, and rich weaving and music culture centered on the island of Lombok.
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C.
Kedayan
The Kedayan are an indigenous Malay ethnic group primarily found in Brunei, Sabah (Malaysia), and parts of Kalimantan (Indonesia), traditionally known for agriculture and a distinct cultural identity closely linked to Bruneian Malay culture.
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D.
Sambal people
The Sambal people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of the Philippines, primarily from the Zambales region, known for their distinct culture and traditions.
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E.
Dayak lute
The Dayak lute, also known as the sapeh or sape, is a traditional plucked string instrument of the Dayak people of Borneo, used in both ritual and folk music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Bidayuh language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Salako
ⓘ
Salako Bidayuh ⓘ Selako ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Bidayuh people ⓘ |
| ethnicSubgroupAssociated |
Selako Bidayuh people
ⓘ
linked to:
Bidayuh people
|
| hasISOCode | (uncertain or not standardized) ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| languageGroup |
Bidayuh languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Bidayuhic languages
Land Dayak languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| regionOfUse |
parts of Sarawak
ⓘ
parts of West Kalimantan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
other Bidayuh languages
ⓘ
other Land Dayak languages ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Selako subgroup of the Bidayuh people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Borneo
ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ West Kalimantan ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | western Borneo ⓘ |
| 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: Selako (Salako) Bidayuh Description of subject: Selako (Salako) Bidayuh is an Austronesian language spoken by the Selako subgroup of the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, particularly in parts of Sarawak (Malaysia) and West Kalimantan (Indonesia).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.