Western Daly languages
E1118494
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The Western Daly languages are a small group of closely related Indigenous Australian languages traditionally spoken in the western Daly River region of the Northern Territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Daly languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14757931 — 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: Western Daly languages Context triple: [Marranunggu people, languageFamily, Western Daly languages]
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A.
Southwest Pama languages
Southwest Pama languages are a subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan family comprising several closely related Indigenous Australian languages spoken in the southwestern region of the continent.
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B.
Yolŋu languages
Yolŋu languages are a group of closely related Indigenous Australian languages spoken by the Yolŋu people of northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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C.
Huon Gulf languages
The Huon Gulf languages are a subgroup of Western Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily around the Huon Gulf region of Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Arrernte languages
Arrernte languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken by the Arrernte people of Central Australia, particularly around Alice Springs.
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E.
Wudjari dialect
The Wudjari dialect is a regional variety of the Noongar Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wudjari people of southwestern Western Australia.
- 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: Western Daly languages Target entity description: The Western Daly languages are a small group of closely related Indigenous Australian languages traditionally spoken in the western Daly River region of the Northern Territory.
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A.
Southwest Pama languages
Southwest Pama languages are a subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan family comprising several closely related Indigenous Australian languages spoken in the southwestern region of the continent.
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B.
Yolŋu languages
Yolŋu languages are a group of closely related Indigenous Australian languages spoken by the Yolŋu people of northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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C.
Huon Gulf languages
The Huon Gulf languages are a subgroup of Western Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily around the Huon Gulf region of Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Arrernte languages
Arrernte languages are a group of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken by the Arrernte people of Central Australia, particularly around Alice Springs.
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E.
Wudjari dialect
The Wudjari dialect is a regional variety of the Noongar Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wudjari people of southwestern Western Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.