Kelabit language
E629629
The Kelabit language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Kelabit people of the highlands of northern Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelabit language canonical | 4 |
| Kelabit–Lun Bawang languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6942907 — 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: Kelabit language Context triple: [Kelabit, language, Kelabit language]
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A.
Tagbanwa languages
Tagbanwa languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines, known for their association with one of the country’s indigenous scripts.
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B.
Kalanguya language
The Kalanguya language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kalanguya people in the northern Luzon highlands of the Philippines.
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C.
Kedayan language
The Kedayan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Kedayan people of Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Borneo, closely related to Malay and other Greater North Borneo languages.
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D.
Bontok language
The Bontok language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bontok people of the Mountain Province in the northern Philippines, known for its rich oral traditions and distinct dialects.
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E.
Tyap language
Tyap language is a Plateau language of the Niger-Congo family spoken predominantly by the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- 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: Kelabit language Target entity description: The Kelabit language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Kelabit people of the highlands of northern Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia.
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A.
Tagbanwa languages
Tagbanwa languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines, known for their association with one of the country’s indigenous scripts.
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B.
Kalanguya language
The Kalanguya language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kalanguya people in the northern Luzon highlands of the Philippines.
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C.
Kedayan language
The Kedayan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Kedayan people of Brunei, Sabah, and parts of Borneo, closely related to Malay and other Greater North Borneo languages.
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D.
Bontok language
The Bontok language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bontok people of the Mountain Province in the northern Philippines, known for its rich oral traditions and distinct dialects.
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E.
Wik-Mungkan language
Wik-Mungkan is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Wik-Mungkan people of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland and is one of the better-documented members of the Pama–Nyungan family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Kelabitic ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lun Bawang language
ⓘ
Sa’ban language ⓘ Tringgus language ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
carrier of Kelabit oral traditions
ⓘ
marker of Kelabit ethnic identity ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic fieldwork in Kelabit Highlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kelabit
ⓘ
linked to:
Kelabit people
|
| family |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| hasCommunityEffort | local language revitalization initiatives ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Bario dialect
ⓘ
Pa’ Dalih dialect ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | informal community-based teaching ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639-3 | kel ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch | Bornean languages ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sarawak, Malaysia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarawak
|
| region | northern Borneo ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kelabit people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Borneo
ⓘ
Kelabit Highlands ⓘ
linked to:
Kelabit
Malaysia ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| subgroup |
Kelabit–Lun Bawang languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Kelabit language
North Bornean languages ⓘ
linked to:
Greater North Borneo languages
North Sarawakan languages ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Malay
ⓘ
urban migration of Kelabit people ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English language
ⓘ
Malay language ⓘ
linked to:
Malay
|
| usedFor | daily communication within Kelabit communities ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional rituals of the Kelabit people ⓘ |
| wordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kelabit language Description of subject: The Kelabit language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Kelabit people of the highlands of northern Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kelabit language