South Marquesan
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South Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marquesan (South) | 1 |
| South Marquesan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7261612 — 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: South Marquesan Context triple: [South Marquesan language, glottologName, South Marquesan]
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A.
North Marquesan
North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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B.
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific, known for their dramatic landscapes, rich Polynesian culture, and association with artist Paul Gauguin.
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C.
Society Islands
The Society Islands are a prominent archipelago in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, best known for tropical destinations like Tahiti and Bora Bora.
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D.
Malaita Outer Islands
Malaita Outer Islands are a remote chain of low-lying coral atolls and islands in the Solomon Islands, lying to the east of Malaita and known for their small, dispersed communities and vulnerability to sea-level rise.
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E.
Maug Islands
The Maug Islands are a group of small, uninhabited volcanic islets in the Northern Mariana Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, known for their submerged caldera and rich marine biodiversity.
- 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: South Marquesan Target entity description: South Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
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A.
North Marquesan
North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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B.
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific, known for their dramatic landscapes, rich Polynesian culture, and association with artist Paul Gauguin.
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C.
Society Islands
The Society Islands are a prominent archipelago in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, best known for tropical destinations like Tahiti and Bora Bora.
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D.
Malaita Outer Islands
Malaita Outer Islands are a remote chain of low-lying coral atolls and islands in the Solomon Islands, lying to the east of Malaita and known for their small, dispersed communities and vulnerability to sea-level rise.
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E.
Maug Islands
The Maug Islands are a group of small, uninhabited volcanic islets in the Northern Mariana Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, known for their submerged caldera and rich marine biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Polynesian language
ⓘ
Polynesian language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | North Marquesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia and Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Marquesan (South)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Marquesan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Marquesic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
ⓘ
singular dual plural number in pronouns ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Fatu Hiva dialect
ⓘ
Hiva Oa dialect ⓘ Tahuata dialect ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sout2925 ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinction between long and short vowels
ⓘ
small consonant inventory typical of Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mqm ⓘ |
| isPartOf | languages of French Polynesia ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesic ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologyType | analytic ⓘ |
| officialStatus | recognized regional language in French Polynesia ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquesas Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Marquesas Islands ⓘ |
| spokenOn |
Fatu Hiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiva Oa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahuata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Marquesic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuclear Polynesian language ⓘ |
| typology | predominantly VSO word order ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tahitian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local cultural practices
ⓘ
traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Marquesan Description of subject: South Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marquesan (South)