Subanen languages
E150507
The Subanen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Subanen people in the Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby areas of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subanen languages canonical | 6 |
| Subanen language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204645 — 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: Subanen languages Context triple: [Greater Central Philippine languages, hasMember, Subanen languages]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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: Subanen languages Target entity description: The Subanen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Subanen people in the Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby areas of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToVaryingDegrees | Subanen dialects ⓘ |
| areRecognizedAs | distinct languages rather than dialects by many linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Subanen people
ⓘ
surface form:
Subanen ethnic group
|
| geneticallyRelatedTo | other Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| geographicallyDistributedAlong |
Zamboanga Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Zamboanga Peninsula mountain ranges
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature | focus-based verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | Austronesian-type consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Subanon
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Subanen
Eastern Subanen ⓘ Gumalang Subanen ⓘ Subanen ⓘ
surface form:
Kolibugan Subanen
Lapuyan Subanen ⓘ Matigsalug Subanen ⓘ Northern Subanen ⓘ Subanen ⓘ
surface form:
Salug-Godod Subanen
Subanen ⓘ
surface form:
Sindangan Subanen
Southern Subanen ⓘ Subanen ⓘ
surface form:
Tukuran Subanen
Western Subanen ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| haveISO6393Codes | multiple distinct codes for different Subanen varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| locatedIn | southern Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | verb–initial ⓘ |
| region |
Misamis Occidental
ⓘ
Zamboanga Sibugay ⓘ Zamboanga del Norte ⓘ Zamboanga del Sur ⓘ parts of Bukidnon ⓘ parts of Lanao del Norte ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Subanen people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mindanao
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Cebuano
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ language shift to Filipino ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Subanen languages Description of subject: The Subanen languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Subanen people in the Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby areas of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.