West Coast Bajau
E183457
West Coast Bajau is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bajau people of the western coast of Sabah, Malaysia, and nearby regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast Bajau canonical | 3 |
| West Coast Bajau people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1614112 — 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: West Coast Bajau Context triple: [Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup, hasNotableLanguage, West Coast Bajau]
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A.
Bidayuh people
The Bidayuh people are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo, primarily residing in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich agricultural and ritual practices.
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B.
Ngaju people
The Ngaju people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their rich river-based culture, traditional longhouses, and elaborate secondary burial rituals.
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C.
Bawean people
The Bawean people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Bawean Island in the Java Sea, known for their seafaring traditions and a culture shaped by Javanese, Madurese, Malay, and Islamic influences.
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D.
Betawi people
The Betawi people are an indigenous ethnic group of Jakarta, Indonesia, known for their mixed Malay, Arab, Chinese, and local ancestry and distinctive urban culture, language, music, and cuisine.
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E.
Kayan people
The Kayan people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo known for their riverine longhouse communities, elaborate body art, and rich oral traditions.
- 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: West Coast Bajau Target entity description: West Coast Bajau is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bajau people of the western coast of Sabah, Malaysia, and nearby regions.
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A.
Bidayuh people
The Bidayuh people are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo, primarily residing in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich agricultural and ritual practices.
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B.
Ngaju people
The Ngaju people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their rich river-based culture, traditional longhouses, and elaborate secondary burial rituals.
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C.
Bawean people
The Bawean people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Bawean Island in the Java Sea, known for their seafaring traditions and a culture shaped by Javanese, Madurese, Malay, and Islamic influences.
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D.
Betawi people
The Betawi people are an indigenous ethnic group of Jakarta, Indonesia, known for their mixed Malay, Arab, Chinese, and local ancestry and distinctive urban culture, language, music, and cuisine.
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E.
Kayan people
The Kayan people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo known for their riverine longhouse communities, elaborate body art, and rich oral traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ Sama–Bajaw language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sama Kota Belud
ⓘ
surface form:
Bajau Kota Belud
Sama-Bajau peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Bajau Sama
Bajau West Coast ⓘ Sama Kota Belud ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Pangutaran Sama
ⓘ
Sama language ⓘ |
| country |
Brunei (migrant communities)
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
West Coast Bajau
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
West Coast Bajau people
|
| glottologCode | west2554 ⓘ |
| glottologName | West Coast Bajau self-link ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Sama Kota Belud
ⓘ
surface form:
Kota Belud Bajau
Kota Marudu ⓘ
surface form:
Kota Marudu Bajau
Bajau West Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Tuaran Bajau
|
| hasGrammarDescriptionBy | Jeffrey L. Miller ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | moderately agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyStudyBy | Jason William Lobel ⓘ |
| hasPronounSystem | Austronesian-type pronominal system ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bdr ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sama–Bajaw dialect continuum ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticArea | Sabah languages ⓘ |
| region |
Kota Belud
ⓘ
Kota Marudu ⓘ Tuaran ⓘ northwestern Borneo ⓘ western Sabah ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | west coast of Sabah ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Sama-Bajau peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bajau people
|
| spokenIn |
Borneo
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ Sabah ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian
|
| subgroup | Sama–Bajaw ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment features
ⓘ
verb-initial word order tendency ⓘ |
| usedBy | sea-nomadic communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication among Bajau communities
ⓘ
oral tradition of Bajau people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Coast Bajau Description of subject: West Coast Bajau is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bajau people of the western coast of Sabah, Malaysia, and nearby regions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Coast Bajau people