Maguindanaon language
E173362
The Maguindanaon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Maguindanaon people in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maguindanaon language canonical | 9 |
| Maguindanao language | 2 |
| Magindanaon | 1 |
| Magindanaon language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1352079 — 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: Maguindanaon language Context triple: [Southern Philippine languages subgroup, hasMember, Maguindanaon language]
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A.
Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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C.
Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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D.
Hanunoo language
The Hanunoo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Hanunoo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, notable for its indigenous syllabic script and rich oral poetic tradition.
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E.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
- 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: Maguindanaon language Target entity description: The Maguindanaon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Maguindanaon people in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.
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A.
Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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B.
Bikol language
The Bikol language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its several regional varieties and close relation to other Central Philippine languages.
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C.
Pangasinan language
The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.
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D.
Hanunoo language
The Hanunoo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Hanunoo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines, notable for its indigenous syllabic script and rich oral poetic tradition.
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E.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ Philippine language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
Iranun language ⓘ Maranao language ⓘ Tagalog language ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Maguindanaon people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maguindanaon language
ⓘ
surface form:
Magindanaon language
Maguindanaon language ⓘ
surface form:
Maguindanao language
|
| hasDialects |
Lower Maguindanaon
ⓘ
Upper Maguindanaon ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | magu1243 ⓘ |
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic language
English language ⓘ Malay ⓘ
surface form:
Malay language
Spanish ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
focus system
ⓘ
voice affixes ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-2 | mdh ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | mdh ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Philippine languages ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| region |
Cotabato
ⓘ
surface form:
Cotabato Province
Davao Region ⓘ Maguindanao ⓘ
surface form:
Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao ⓘ
surface form:
Maguindanao del Sur
Soccsksargen ⓘ South Cotabato ⓘ
surface form:
South Cotabato Province
Sultan Kudarat Province ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Maguindanaon people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ religious activities ⓘ traditional poetry ⓘ |
| usesScriptHistorically | Jawi script ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maguindanaon language Description of subject: The Maguindanaon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Maguindanaon people in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maguindanao language
this entity surface form:
Magindanaon
this entity surface form:
Maguindanao language
this entity surface form:
Magindanaon language