Manobo languages
E147468
The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manobo languages canonical | 5 |
| Manobo language family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204644 — 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: Manobo languages Context triple: [Greater Central Philippine languages, hasMember, Manobo languages]
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A.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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B.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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C.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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D.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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E.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
- 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: Manobo languages Target entity description: The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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A.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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B.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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C.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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D.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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E.
Maban languages
Maban languages are a small group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in eastern Chad and western Sudan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language group
ⓘ
Philippine language group ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
Philippine-type voice system ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Manobo ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | southern Philippines ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | manobo1259 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Manuvu languages ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Agusan Manobo
ⓘ
Manobo ⓘ
surface form:
Ata Manobo
Binukid ⓘ Cotabato Manobo ⓘ Agusan Manobo ⓘ
surface form:
Dibabawon Manobo
Ilianen Manobo ⓘ Kinaray-a ⓘ
surface form:
Kagayanen
Matigsalug Manobo ⓘ Obo Monobo ⓘ Rajah Kabunsuwan Manobo ⓘ Saranggani Manobo ⓘ Tagabawa ⓘ Talaandig ⓘ Western Bukidnon Manobo ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Central Philippine ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Central Philippine
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
|
| linguisticStatus |
several are endangered
ⓘ
some have vigorous community use ⓘ |
| macroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Agusan River
ⓘ
surface form:
Agusan River basin
Bukidnon ⓘ North Cotabato ⓘ
surface form:
Cotabato region
Davao Region ⓘ
surface form:
Davao region
central Mindanao ⓘ Northern Mindanao ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mindanao
southern Mindanao ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Manobo
ⓘ
surface form:
Manobo ethnic groups
Manobo ⓘ
surface form:
Manobo peoples
|
| spokenIn |
Mindanao
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| typology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
verb-initial word order (often VSO or VOS) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manobo languages Description of subject: The Manobo languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by various Manobo ethnic groups in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manobo language family