Sáliban language family
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The Sáliban language family is a small group of indigenous languages of northern South America, spoken primarily in parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sáliban language family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14175437 — 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: Sáliban language family Context triple: [Piaroa, languageFamily, Sáliban language family]
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A.
Salinan language family
The Salinan language family is a small group of closely related, now-extinct Native American languages once spoken by the Salinan people in central California.
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B.
Sabellic languages
The Sabellic languages are an extinct group of closely related Italic languages once spoken in central and southern Italy, distinct from Latin and including varieties such as Oscan and Umbrian.
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C.
Sambalic languages
The Sambalic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in western and central Luzon in the Philippines.
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D.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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E.
Sangiric languages
The Sangiric languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Sangirese people in the Sangihe and Talaud Islands of Indonesia and nearby areas.
- 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: Sáliban language family Target entity description: The Sáliban language family is a small group of indigenous languages of northern South America, spoken primarily in parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
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A.
Salinan language family
The Salinan language family is a small group of closely related, now-extinct Native American languages once spoken by the Salinan people in central California.
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B.
Sabellic languages
The Sabellic languages are an extinct group of closely related Italic languages once spoken in central and southern Italy, distinct from Latin and including varieties such as Oscan and Umbrian.
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C.
Sambalic languages
The Sambalic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by indigenous communities in western and central Luzon in the Philippines.
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D.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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E.
Sangiric languages
The Sangiric languages are a small group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Sangirese people in the Sangihe and Talaud Islands of Indonesia and nearby areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.