Arrernte
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UNEXPLORED
Arrernte is an Aboriginal Australian language (and the name of the associated Indigenous people) traditionally spoken in Central Australia around the area of present-day Alice Springs.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arrernte canonical | 9 |
| Central Arrernte | 3 |
| Eastern Arrernte | 3 |
| Western Arrernte | 2 |
| Arrernte lands | 1 |
| Southern Arrernte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12311933 — 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: Arrernte Context triple: [Mparntwe, languageOfName, Arrernte]
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A.
Jukurrpa
Jukurrpa is a central Aboriginal Australian concept encompassing the creation period, ancestral beings, and the spiritual laws and stories that govern the land and its people.
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B.
Nyungar
Nyungar is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.
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C.
Pitjantjatjara
Pitjantjatjara are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Central Desert region, known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and linguistic connection to lands including the area around Uluru.
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D.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is the statutory body that administers the large Aboriginal freehold lands of the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples in remote north-west South Australia.
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E.
Djambarrpuyngu
Djambarrpuyngu is a major Yolŋu Aboriginal language and associated clan group from northern Australia, particularly spoken in the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory.
- 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: Arrernte Target entity description: Arrernte is an Aboriginal Australian language (and the name of the associated Indigenous people) traditionally spoken in Central Australia around the area of present-day Alice Springs.
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A.
Jukurrpa
Jukurrpa is a central Aboriginal Australian concept encompassing the creation period, ancestral beings, and the spiritual laws and stories that govern the land and its people.
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B.
Nyungar
Nyungar is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.
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C.
Pitjantjatjara
Pitjantjatjara are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Central Desert region, known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and linguistic connection to lands including the area around Uluru.
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D.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is the statutory body that administers the large Aboriginal freehold lands of the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples in remote north-west South Australia.
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E.
Djambarrpuyngu
Djambarrpuyngu is a major Yolŋu Aboriginal language and associated clan group from northern Australia, particularly spoken in the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Arrernte
subject linked to:
Lower Arrernte (Pertame)
linked to: Arrernte
subject linked to:
Lower Arrernte (Pertame)
linked to: Arrernte
subject linked to:
Lower Arrernte (Pertame)
linked to: Arrernte
linked to: Arrernte
linked to: Arrernte
linked to: Arrernte
linked to: Arrernte
subject linked to:
Larapinta (Arrernte name for the Finke River)
subject linked to:
linguist John Henderson
linked to: Arrernte
subject linked to:
linguist John Henderson
linked to: Arrernte