Kulon language
E138023
The Kulon language is an extinct and poorly documented Austronesian language once spoken by an indigenous group in Taiwan, classified within the Formosan branch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kulon language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204552 — 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: Kulon language Context triple: [Formosan languages, majorSubgroupIncludes, Kulon language]
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A.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Angkola language
Angkola language is an Austronesian language of the Batak group spoken primarily by the Angkola people in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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E.
Kumzari language
The Kumzari language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Kumzari people in the Musandam Peninsula of Oman.
- 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: Kulon language Target entity description: The Kulon language is an extinct and poorly documented Austronesian language once spoken by an indigenous group in Taiwan, classified within the Formosan branch.
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A.
Saluan language
The Saluan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Saluan people of central and eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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B.
Kawaiisu language
Kawaiisu language is an endangered Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken by the Kawaiisu people of southern California.
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C.
Angkola language
Angkola language is an Austronesian language of the Batak group spoken primarily by the Angkola people in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Yola language
The Yola language was an extinct West Germanic language once spoken in County Wexford, Ireland, that preserved many archaic features derived from early English settlers.
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E.
Kumzari language
The Kumzari language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Kumzari people in the Musandam Peninsula of Oman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Formosan language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Austronesian migration into Taiwan ⓘ |
| belongsTo | indigenous languages of Taiwan ⓘ |
| branchOf | Formosan branch of Austronesian ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| dataSources | early field notes and wordlists ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | extinct (no known speakers) ⓘ |
| ethnicity | indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ |
| extinct | true ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kulo1234 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Kulon ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kulun
ⓘ
Kuron ⓘ |
| hasDescendant | none known ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | uon ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Formosan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Formosan languages of Taiwan
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | likely agglutinative ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | very limited ⓘ |
| region |
Formosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| spokenIn |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Formosan languages ⓘ |
| wordOrder | likely verb–initial ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none (no indigenous script attested) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kulon language Description of subject: The Kulon language is an extinct and poorly documented Austronesian language once spoken by an indigenous group in Taiwan, classified within the Formosan branch.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.