Central Maluku languages
E150728
Central Maluku languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the central region of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Maluku languages canonical | 6 |
| East Central Maluku languages | 1 |
| Southeast Central Maluku languages | 1 |
| West Central Maluku languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1302630 — 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: Central Maluku languages Context triple: [Central Malayo-Polynesian languages, hasSubgroup, Central Maluku languages]
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A.
Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
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B.
Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
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C.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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D.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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E.
South Sulawesi languages
South Sulawesi languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, known for their significant internal diversity and historical importance in the region.
- 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: Central Maluku languages Target entity description: Central Maluku languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the central region of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia.
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A.
Celebic–South Halmahera languages
The Celebic–South Halmahera languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Sulawesi and the southern Halmahera region of eastern Indonesia.
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B.
Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
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C.
Central Banda languages
The Central Banda languages are a group of closely related Banda languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions of central Africa.
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D.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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E.
South Sulawesi languages
South Sulawesi languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, known for their significant internal diversity and historical importance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Papuan languages
ⓘ
lexical borrowing from Malay ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| describedIn | comparative work by linguists on Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central region of the Maluku Islands
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | cent2243 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
|
| hasLanguageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| hasSubgroup |
Central Maluku languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
East Central Maluku languages
Nunusaku languages ⓘ Central Maluku languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Central Maluku languages
Central Maluku languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
West Central Maluku languages
|
| hasWALSCode | cmu ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| includesLanguage |
Alune language
ⓘ
Ambon Malay ⓘ
surface form:
Ambonese Malay
Asilulu language ⓘ Buru language ⓘ Haruku language ⓘ Hitu language ⓘ Kayeli language ⓘ Laha language (Central Maluku) ⓘ Lisela language ⓘ Manipa language ⓘ Nuaulu language ⓘ Nusa Laut language ⓘ Saparua language ⓘ Sawai language ⓘ Taliabo languages ⓘ Wemale language ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+9 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
|
| region |
Ambon Island
ⓘ
Buru Island ⓘ Haruku Island ⓘ Nusa Laut Island ⓘ Saparua Island ⓘ Seram ⓘ
surface form:
Seram Island
nearby smaller islands in Central Maluku ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Maluku Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Maluku
Indonesia ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | various Central Maluku ethnic groups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Maluku languages Description of subject: Central Maluku languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the central region of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East Central Maluku languages
this entity surface form:
Southeast Central Maluku languages
this entity surface form:
West Central Maluku languages
subject surface form:
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages