Teor–Kur languages
E648910
The Teor–Kur languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly around the Teor and Kur islands in the Maluku region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kur language | 1 |
| Teor language | 1 |
| Teor–Kur languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7208416 — 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: Teor–Kur languages Context triple: [CMP languages, hasSubgroup, Teor–Kur languages]
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A.
Karkar-Yuri languages
The Karkar-Yuri languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily on Karkar Island and nearby areas of Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Yuin–Kuric languages
The Yuin–Kuric languages are a subgroup of Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in southeastern Australia, including the language of the Wiradjuri people.
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C.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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D.
Duna–Pogaya languages
The Duna–Pogaya languages are a small subgroup of Papuan languages spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, recognized as part of the larger Trans–New Guinea language family.
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E.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
- 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: Teor–Kur languages Target entity description: The Teor–Kur languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly around the Teor and Kur islands in the Maluku region.
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A.
Karkar-Yuri languages
The Karkar-Yuri languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily on Karkar Island and nearby areas of Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Yuin–Kuric languages
The Yuin–Kuric languages are a subgroup of Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in southeastern Australia, including the language of the Wiradjuri people.
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C.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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D.
Duna–Pogaya languages
The Duna–Pogaya languages are a small subgroup of Papuan languages spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, recognized as part of the larger Trans–New Guinea language family.
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E.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language subgroup
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areMinorityLanguages | true ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Maluku Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maluku Islands
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Teor–Kur group
ⓘ
Teor–Kur subgroup ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Kur language
ⓘ
linked to:
Teor–Kur languages
Teor language ⓘ
linked to:
Teor–Kur languages
|
| haveLimitedNumberOfSpeakers | true ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
|
| partOf | Maluku languages ⓘ |
| region | Teor and Kur islands area ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Kur Islands ⓘ Maluku region ⓘ
linked to:
Maluku Islands
Teor Islands ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| typologicallyRelatedTo | other Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
indigenous communities of Kur Islands
ⓘ
indigenous communities of Teor Islands ⓘ |
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: Teor–Kur languages Description of subject: The Teor–Kur languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly around the Teor and Kur islands in the Maluku region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Teor–Kur languages
linked to: Teor–Kur languages