Proto-Austro-Tai
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Proto-Austro-Tai is a hypothetical ancestral language proposed to underlie both the Austronesian and Tai-Kadai language families within the Austro-Tai hypothesis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austro-Tai languages | 1 |
| Proto-Austro-Tai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10920880 — 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-Austro-Tai Context triple: [Austro-Tai hypothesis, involvesReconstructionOf, Proto-Austro-Tai]
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A.
Proto-Austroasiatic
Proto-Austroasiatic is the hypothesized common ancestor language from which all modern Austroasiatic languages, such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon, are believed to have descended.
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B.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
Proto-Sino-Tibetan is the hypothesized common ancestral language from which all modern Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Chinese and Tibetan, are believed to have descended.
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C.
Proto-Tibeto-Burman
Proto-Tibeto-Burman is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, from which languages like Tibetan, Burmese, and many Himalayan languages are derived.
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D.
Proto-Palaungic
Proto-Palaungic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Palaungic languages of Mainland Southeast Asia are derived.
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E.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
- 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-Austro-Tai Target entity description: Proto-Austro-Tai is a hypothetical ancestral language proposed to underlie both the Austronesian and Tai-Kadai language families within the Austro-Tai hypothesis.
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A.
Proto-Austroasiatic
Proto-Austroasiatic is the hypothesized common ancestor language from which all modern Austroasiatic languages, such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon, are believed to have descended.
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B.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
Proto-Sino-Tibetan is the hypothesized common ancestral language from which all modern Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Chinese and Tibetan, are believed to have descended.
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C.
Proto-Tibeto-Burman
Proto-Tibeto-Burman is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, from which languages like Tibetan, Burmese, and many Himalayan languages are derived.
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D.
Proto-Palaungic
Proto-Palaungic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Palaungic languages of Mainland Southeast Asia are derived.
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E.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical proto-language
ⓘ
linguistic hypothesis ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| acceptanceStatus | minority view ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Kra-Dai languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tai–Kadai languages
Tai-Kadai languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tai–Kadai languages
|
| attestation | unattested ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | unproven ⓘ |
| controversialWithin | historical linguistics community ⓘ |
| discussedIn | works on Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
lexical comparisons
ⓘ
morphological similarities ⓘ phonological correspondences ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
Island Southeast Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
Malay Archipelago
Southeast Asia ⓘ Southern China ⓘ
linked to:
southern China
|
| hasAbbreviation | PAT ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeView | Austronesian and Tai-Kadai as unrelated families ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Proto-Austronesian
ⓘ
Proto-Kra-Dai ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Kra–Dai language
Proto-Tai-Kadai ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Kra–Dai language
|
| hasFeature |
proposed morphological parallels between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai
ⓘ
proposed sound correspondences between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai ⓘ shared basic vocabulary between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai ⓘ |
| influencedBy | macro-family proposals in Asian linguistics ⓘ |
| languageFamilyScope | Austro-Tai ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
many Austronesian specialists
ⓘ
many Tai-Kadai specialists ⓘ |
| partOf | Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Paul K. Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInField |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Austronesian comparative data
ⓘ
Tai-Kadai comparative data ⓘ |
| reconstructedUsing | comparative method ⓘ |
| relatedHypothesis | Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Proto-Austronesian
ⓘ
Proto-Tai ⓘ |
| requires |
regular sound correspondences for validation
ⓘ
rigorous reconstruction for acceptance ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistoric period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Proto-Austro-Tai Description of subject: Proto-Austro-Tai is a hypothetical ancestral language proposed to underlie both the Austronesian and Tai-Kadai language families within the Austro-Tai hypothesis.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proto-Austro-Tai