Yapen languages
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The Yapen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Yapen Island and nearby areas off the north coast of Western New Guinea in Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yapen languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7823221 — 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: Yapen languages Context triple: [South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages, hasMember, Yapen languages]
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A.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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B.
Manus languages
Manus languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Manus Island and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
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C.
Tagbanwa languages
Tagbanwa languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines, known for their association with one of the country’s indigenous scripts.
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D.
Pama languages
The Pama languages are a major subgroup of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken across northern Australia, forming part of the broader Pama–Nyungan language family.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- 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: Yapen languages Target entity description: The Yapen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Yapen Island and nearby areas off the north coast of Western New Guinea in Indonesia.
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A.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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B.
Manus languages
Manus languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Manus Island and nearby islands in Papua New Guinea.
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C.
Tagbanwa languages
Tagbanwa languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines, known for their association with one of the country’s indigenous scripts.
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D.
Pama languages
The Pama languages are a major subgroup of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken across northern Australia, forming part of the broader Pama–Nyungan language family.
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E.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Papuan contact zone ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| branchOf | Malayo-Polynesian branch of Austronesian ⓘ |
| coexistWith |
Indonesian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages of Cenderawasih Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactWith | Yawa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Yapen Island and nearby small islands ⓘ |
| glottologCode | yape1251 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ambai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ansus language NERFINISHED ⓘ Anus language (Korur) NERFINISHED ⓘ Busami language (if classified as Yapen Austronesian) ⓘ Marau language NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Podena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pom language NERFINISHED ⓘ Serui-Laut language ⓘ Woi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yapen proper languages ⓘ Yawaic subgroup (Yapen Austronesian) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Papuan languages of Yapen and nearby mainland ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticClassificationSource |
Ethnologue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glottolog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheRegion | north coast of Western New Guinea ⓘ |
| macroArea | Papunesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologyFeature |
moderately small consonant inventories
ⓘ
simple vowel systems ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Biak language
NERFINISHED
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South Halmahera languages ⓘ Wandamen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Schouten Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Yapen Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
agglutinative morphology tendencies
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predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| usedFor | local communication on Yapen Island ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for languages with orthographies) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yapen languages Description of subject: The Yapen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Yapen Island and nearby areas off the north coast of Western New Guinea in Indonesia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.