Proto-Western Oceanic
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Proto-Western Oceanic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Western Oceanic branch of the Oceanic (Austronesian) languages is believed to have descended.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Western Oceanic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7840840 — 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: Proto-Western Oceanic Context triple: [Western Oceanic, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Western Oceanic]
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A.
Proto-Micronesian
Proto-Micronesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Micronesian languages, including Ulithian, are derived.
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B.
Polynesian linguistic area
The Polynesian linguistic area is a group of closely related Oceanic languages spoken across the Polynesian islands, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features resulting from common ancestry and long-term contact.
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C.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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D.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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E.
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken across parts of Melanesia and Polynesia and known for their shared phonological and grammatical innovations.
- 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: Proto-Western Oceanic Target entity description: Proto-Western Oceanic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Western Oceanic branch of the Oceanic (Austronesian) languages is believed to have descended.
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A.
Proto-Micronesian
Proto-Micronesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Micronesian languages, including Ulithian, are derived.
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B.
Polynesian linguistic area
The Polynesian linguistic area is a group of closely related Oceanic languages spoken across the Polynesian islands, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features resulting from common ancestry and long-term contact.
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C.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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D.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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E.
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages are a major subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family, spoken across parts of Melanesia and Polynesia and known for their shared phonological and grammatical innovations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian proto-language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Admiralty Islands languages
ⓘ
Meso-Melanesian languages ⓘ North New Guinea languages ⓘ Papuan Tip languages ⓘ Western Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Austronesian linguistics
ⓘ
Oceanic linguistics ⓘ
linked to:
Oceanic languages
|
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Austronesian
ⓘ
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Proto-Oceanic ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Oceanic language
|
| hasDescendant |
Bel language
ⓘ
linked to:
Bel languages
Kove language ⓘ Kove–Nakanai languages ⓘ
linked to:
Kilivila–Misima languages
Kuanua language ⓘ Lihir language ⓘ Motu language ⓘ Nakanai language ⓘ Ngero–Vitiaz languages ⓘ Siar-Lak language ⓘ Sursurunga language ⓘ Tolai language ⓘ Western Oceanic linkage ⓘ
linked to:
Western Oceanic
|
| hasFeature |
Austronesian alignment patterns (reconstructed)
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology (reconstructed) ⓘ numeral classifiers (reconstructed) ⓘ possessive constructions typical of Oceanic languages (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | basic vocabulary reconstructed from Western Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
reconstructed consonant inventory
ⓘ
reconstructed vowel system ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
Holocene (prehistory)
ⓘ
linked to:
Holocene
late Proto-Oceanic period ⓘ |
| influenced | reconstruction of lower-level Western Oceanic proto-languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Austronesian languages
Oceanic branch of the Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy |
comparative method
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bismarck Archipelago (reconstructed area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bismarck Archipelago
Papuan Tip region (reconstructed area) ⓘ
linked to:
Papuan Tip and North New Guinea contact area
northern coastal New Guinea region (reconstructed area) ⓘ |
| status |
reconstructed
ⓘ
unattested ⓘ |
| studiedIn | comparative studies of Western Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Oceanic proto-language ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Western Oceanic Description of subject: Proto-Western Oceanic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Western Oceanic branch of the Oceanic (Austronesian) languages is believed to have descended.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.