Nago dialect
E660225
The Nago dialect is a regional variety of the Kunigami language spoken around Nago in northern Okinawa, Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nago dialect canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7377818 — 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: Nago dialect Context triple: [Kunigami, hasDialect, Nago dialect]
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A.
Kuroshima dialect
The Kuroshima dialect is a local variety of the Yaeyama language spoken on Kuroshima Island in Okinawa, Japan, reflecting the island’s distinct Ryukyuan linguistic and cultural heritage.
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B.
Okinoerabu dialect
The Okinoerabu dialect is a regional variety of the Northern Ryukyuan Kunigami language spoken on Okinoerabu Island in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture.
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C.
Wajo dialect
The Wajo dialect is a regional variety of the Buginese language traditionally spoken in the Wajo area of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Nochiya dialect
The Nochiya dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Nochiya area in southeastern Turkey.
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E.
Kamia dialect
The Kamia dialect is a regional variety of the Ipai-Tipai language traditionally spoken by the Kamia (Kumeyaay) people of southern California and northern Baja California.
- 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: Nago dialect Target entity description: The Nago dialect is a regional variety of the Kunigami language spoken around Nago in northern Okinawa, Japan.
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A.
Kuroshima dialect
The Kuroshima dialect is a local variety of the Yaeyama language spoken on Kuroshima Island in Okinawa, Japan, reflecting the island’s distinct Ryukyuan linguistic and cultural heritage.
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B.
Okinoerabu dialect
The Okinoerabu dialect is a regional variety of the Northern Ryukyuan Kunigami language spoken on Okinoerabu Island in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture.
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C.
Wajo dialect
The Wajo dialect is a regional variety of the Buginese language traditionally spoken in the Wajo area of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Nochiya dialect
The Nochiya dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Nochiya area in southeastern Turkey.
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E.
Kamia dialect
The Kamia dialect is a regional variety of the Ipai-Tipai language traditionally spoken by the Kamia (Kumeyaay) people of southern California and northern Baja California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
regional variety ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Kunigami dialects ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Old Japanese
ⓘ
Proto-Ryukyuan language ⓘ
linked to:
Proto‑Ryukyuan
|
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
postpositional particles ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature |
shared vocabulary with other Kunigami varieties
ⓘ
vocabulary distinct from Standard Japanese ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct vowel system from Standard Japanese
ⓘ
pitch accent ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Naha dialect
ⓘ
Okinawan language ⓘ Standard Japanese ⓘ
linked to:
Modern Japanese
|
| languageFamily |
Japonic languages
ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Kunigami language ⓘ |
| region | Okinawa Island ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Nago ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ northern Okinawa ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Kunigami language ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Standard Japanese ⓘ |
| usedBy | local community of Nago ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Japanese kana
ⓘ
kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nago dialect Description of subject: The Nago dialect is a regional variety of the Kunigami language spoken around Nago in northern Okinawa, Japan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.