Wati
E982336
UNEXPLORED
Wati is an alternative name for the Western Desert language, a large Aboriginal Australian language continuum spoken across parts of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wati canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12389483 — 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: Wati Context triple: [Western Desert language, hasAlternativeName, Wati]
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A.
Tewai
Tewai is a settlement on the atoll of Tabiteuea in the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Wajana
Wajana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.
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C.
Narungga
Narungga are an Aboriginal Australian people and language group traditionally associated with the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.
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D.
Suawa
Suawa is an Austronesian language spoken by the Suwawa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Waiyana
Waiyana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.
- 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: Wati Target entity description: Wati is an alternative name for the Western Desert language, a large Aboriginal Australian language continuum spoken across parts of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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A.
Tewai
Tewai is a settlement on the atoll of Tabiteuea in the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Wajana
Wajana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.
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C.
Narungga
Narungga are an Aboriginal Australian people and language group traditionally associated with the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.
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D.
Suawa
Suawa is an Austronesian language spoken by the Suwawa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Waiyana
Waiyana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.