Cagayan de Sulu language
E705724
Cagayan de Sulu language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mapun people of the southern Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan de Sulu (Mapun) island area of Tawi-Tawi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cagayan de Sulu language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7901364 — 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: Cagayan de Sulu language Context triple: [Mapun, alternateName, Cagayan de Sulu language]
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A.
Maguindanaon language
The Maguindanaon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Maguindanaon people in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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C.
Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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D.
Quezon Palawano language
Quezon Palawano language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Palawano people in the Quezon area of Palawan in the Philippines.
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E.
Calamian Tagbanwa language
Calamian Tagbanwa is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tagbanwa people in the Calamian Islands of northern Palawan in the Philippines.
- 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: Cagayan de Sulu language Target entity description: Cagayan de Sulu language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mapun people of the southern Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan de Sulu (Mapun) island area of Tawi-Tawi.
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A.
Maguindanaon language
The Maguindanaon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Maguindanaon people in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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C.
Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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D.
Quezon Palawano language
Quezon Palawano language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Palawano people in the Quezon area of Palawan in the Philippines.
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E.
Calamian Tagbanwa language
Calamian Tagbanwa is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tagbanwa people in the Calamian Islands of northern Palawan in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Cagayan de Sulu
ⓘ
linked to:
Jolo
Mapun language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Philippine languages area ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mapun people ⓘ |
| geographicIsolation | island community in Sulu Sea ⓘ |
| glottologName | Mapun ⓘ |
| hasAlternateClassification | Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Mapun dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mapu1241 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
Chavacano language ⓘ
linked to:
Chavacano
Malay language ⓘ Tausug language ⓘ
linked to:
Tausug
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich vowel system ⓘ simple consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature | code-switching with Filipino and Tausug ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | sjm ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| morphosyntacticAlignment | Austronesian alignment ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Sama-Bajaw languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup
Tausug language ⓘ Yakan language ⓘ |
| primaryUse | oral communication ⓘ |
| region | Sulu Sea ⓘ |
| religionOfManySpeakers | Islam ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Mapun people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ⓘ
Cagayan de Sulu Island ⓘ
linked to:
Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island
Mapun Island ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Tawi-Tawi province ⓘ
linked to:
Tawi-Tawi
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| status | minority language in the Philippines ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| typology | verb–initial language ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English language
ⓘ
Filipino language ⓘ Tausug language ⓘ
linked to:
Tausug
|
| usedFor | daily communication among Mapun people ⓘ |
| wordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cagayan de Sulu language Description of subject: Cagayan de Sulu language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mapun people of the southern Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan de Sulu (Mapun) island area of Tawi-Tawi.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.