Mëranaw language
E683688
The Mëranaw language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its rich oral tradition and use in Islamic cultural and religious contexts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mëranaw language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7720514 — 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: Mëranaw language Context triple: [Maranao language, hasAlternativeName, Mëranaw language]
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A.
Mandeali language
Mandeali language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Mandi region of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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B.
Muna language
The Muna language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Muna Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich verbal morphology and distinct phonological system.
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C.
Mararit language
The Mararit language is a lesser-known Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Mararit people in parts of Chad and Sudan.
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D.
Mankanya language
The Mankanya language is an Atlantic language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily in parts of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and The Gambia by the Mankanya people.
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E.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
- 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: Mëranaw language Target entity description: The Mëranaw language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its rich oral tradition and use in Islamic cultural and religious contexts.
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A.
Mandeali language
Mandeali language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Mandi region of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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B.
Muna language
The Muna language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Muna Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich verbal morphology and distinct phonological system.
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C.
Mararit language
The Mararit language is a lesser-known Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Mararit people in parts of Chad and Sudan.
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D.
Mankanya language
The Mankanya language is an Atlantic language of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily in parts of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and The Gambia by the Mankanya people.
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E.
Mambae language
The Mambae language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, notable for its role in local identity and traditional culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Philippine language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Iranun language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maguindanaon language ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maranao language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maranaw language NERFINISHED ⓘ Meranao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Maranao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mara1402 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mrw ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive stress
ⓘ
distinctive vowel length ⓘ |
| historicalWritingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Batang Arab script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfSpeakers | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Commission on the Filipino Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Lake Lanao region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Maranao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Lanao del Norte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lanao del Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mindanao NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Danao languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | ulama in Lanao region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic sermons
ⓘ
Qurʼanic exegesis explanations ⓘ folktales ⓘ traditional poetry ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Darangen epic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic education ⓘ Islamic religious contexts ⓘ Maranao oral literature ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | mother tongue-based multilingual education in the Philippines ⓘ |
| 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: Mëranaw language Description of subject: The Mëranaw language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its rich oral tradition and use in Islamic cultural and religious contexts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.