Maanyan language
E207954
Maanyan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maanyan people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Barito languages and historically linked to the ancestors of the Malagasy language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maanyan language canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1861365 — 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: Maanyan language Context triple: [Barito languages subgroup, hasMemberLanguage, Maanyan language]
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A.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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B.
Bambam language
The Bambam language is an Austronesian language spoken in parts of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its place within the region’s diverse indigenous linguistic landscape.
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C.
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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D.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Gaddang language
The Gaddang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gaddang people of northern Luzon in the Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan Valley 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: Maanyan language Target entity description: Maanyan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maanyan people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Barito languages and historically linked to the ancestors of the Malagasy language.
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A.
Balangao language
The Balangao language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Balangao people in the Mountain Province of the northern Philippines.
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B.
Bambam language
The Bambam language is an Austronesian language spoken in parts of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its place within the region’s diverse indigenous linguistic landscape.
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C.
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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D.
Kalao language
The Kalao language is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Gaddang language
The Gaddang language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gaddang people of northern Luzon in the Philippines, particularly in the Cagayan Valley region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Barito languages subgroup
ⓘ
surface form:
East Barito subgroup
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Dusun Malang language
ⓘ
Dusun Witu language ⓘ Lawangan language ⓘ Malagasy ⓘ
surface form:
Malagasy language
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maanyan people ⓘ |
| glottologCode | maan1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Ma’anyan ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maanyan Dayak
ⓘ
Ma’anyan ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Banua Lima dialect
ⓘ
Dayu dialect ⓘ Paju Epat dialect ⓘ Paku dialect ⓘ Warukin dialect ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticAncestor |
Proto-Austronesian
ⓘ
Proto-East Barito ⓘ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length in some dialects
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory typical of Barito languages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Maanyan grammar
ⓘ
Maanyan–Indonesian bilingualism ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo | ancestors of Malagasy people ⓘ |
| influenced |
Malagasy
ⓘ
surface form:
Malagasy language
|
| ISO639-3Code | mhy ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| languageCodeStandard |
ISO 639
ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 639-3
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarityWith |
Malagasy
ⓘ
surface form:
Malagasy language
|
| partOf |
Barito languages subgroup
ⓘ
surface form:
Barito language group
|
| primaryArea |
Barito River
ⓘ
surface form:
Barito River region
|
| region | Borneo ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Maanyan people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Central Kalimantan
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Barito languages subgroup
ⓘ
surface form:
Barito languages
|
| subgroupOf | East Barito languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment features
ⓘ
verb–object word order tendencies ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maanyan ethnic communities in Central Kalimantan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local religious and cultural practices
ⓘ
traditional Maanyan oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maanyan language Description of subject: Maanyan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maanyan people of central Kalimantan in Indonesia, closely related to other Barito languages and historically linked to the ancestors of the Malagasy language.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.