Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
E891821
The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macro-Gê hypothesis | 1 |
| Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) canonical | 1 |
| Macro-Jê languages (hypothesized) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10902156 — 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: Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) Context triple: [Jivaroan languages, possibleRelation, Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)]
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A.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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D.
Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean)
The Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean) is an outdated and largely rejected linguistic theory that proposed a genetic relationship between the Uralic and Altaic language families, sometimes controversially including Korean among them.
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E.
Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized)
Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a distant genetic relationship between certain East Asian language groups, such as Hmong-Mien, and the Austronesian languages.
- 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: Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) Target entity description: The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
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A.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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D.
Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean)
The Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean) is an outdated and largely rejected linguistic theory that proposed a genetic relationship between the Uralic and Altaic language families, sometimes controversially including Korean among them.
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E.
Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized)
Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a distant genetic relationship between certain East Asian language groups, such as Hmong-Mien, and the Austronesian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controversial linguistic hypothesis
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language family hypothesis ⓘ proposed language macro-family ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | possible distant genetic relationships among several Brazilian language families ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lexical comparison
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morphological comparison ⓘ typological similarities ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient regular sound correspondences
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limited shared basic vocabulary ⓘ reliance on typological evidence ⓘ |
| degreeOfAcceptance | minority view among specialists ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Brazil
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South America ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Macro-Gê hypothesis
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linked to:
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
Macro-Jê stock ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
controversial
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disputed ⓘ not widely accepted ⓘ |
| isMacroFamilyOver | multiple small South American language families ⓘ |
| languageFamilyCore | Jê languages ⓘ |
| proposesGeneticUnitOf |
Chiquitano language
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Fulniô language ⓘ Guató language ⓘ Jabutí languages ⓘ Jê languages ⓘ Kamakan language family ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakanan languages
Karajá language family ⓘ Krenák language family ⓘ
linked to:
Krenák languages
Maxakalí language family ⓘ Ofayé language ⓘ Puri language family ⓘ Rikbaktsá language ⓘ Yatê language ⓘ |
| proposesRelationshipBetween | Jê languages and other Brazilian language families ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Amerind hypothesis
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Macro-Carib hypothesis ⓘ Macro-Tucanoan hypothesis ⓘ |
| requires | further comparative evidence ⓘ |
| subjectField |
South American linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriodProposed | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) Description of subject: The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
subject linked to:
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
linked to: Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)