Tsouic languages
E139711
Tsouic languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, traditionally associated with the Tsou people and related communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsouic languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204531 — 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: Tsouic languages Context triple: [Formosan languages, majorSubgroupIncludes, Tsouic languages]
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A.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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B.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
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E.
Ellicean languages
Ellicean languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in parts of Polynesia, including Tuvalu and surrounding island regions.
- 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: Tsouic languages Target entity description: Tsouic languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, traditionally associated with the Tsou people and related communities.
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A.
Wintuan languages
Wintuan languages are a small family of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often grouped within the proposed Penutian phylum.
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B.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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C.
Qiangic languages
Qiangic languages are a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily by ethnic groups in Sichuan and nearby regions of southwestern China, noted for their complex phonology and grammatical structures.
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D.
Tani languages
The Tani languages are a subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions of Northeast India by various indigenous communities.
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E.
Ellicean languages
Ellicean languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in parts of Polynesia, including Tuvalu and surrounding island regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language subgroup
ⓘ
language family subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tsou
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsouic
Tsouic family ⓘ |
| arealContact |
Bunun language
ⓘ
Formosan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Paiwan language
Rukai language ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Formosan ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted subgroup of Formosan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| documentationStatus |
partially documented
ⓘ
subject of descriptive grammars ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
language shift to Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
language shift to Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Tsou people ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | mountainous areas of central-southern Taiwan ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature |
case-marking particles
ⓘ
voice-marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Kavalan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanakanavu language
Saaroa language ⓘ Tsou language ⓘ |
| importance | crucial for reconstruction of Proto-Austronesian ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| ISOClassification | treated as separate languages within Austronesian ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticFeature |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
focus system ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgrouping | often treated as primary branch within Formosan ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very small ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length in some varieties
ⓘ
moderately complex consonant inventories ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of fluent speakers ⓘ |
| region | central Taiwan ⓘ |
| researchField | Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Kanakanavu people
ⓘ
Saaroa people ⓘ Tsou people ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Formosan languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | ancient branch of Austronesian ⓘ |
| typologicalNote | head-marking morphology ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | severely endangered (for several member languages) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral tradition
ⓘ
traditional rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsouic languages Description of subject: Tsouic languages are a small subgroup of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, traditionally associated with the Tsou people and related communities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.