Southern Philippine languages subgroup
E28903
The Southern Philippine languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising several related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of the Philippines.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mindanao languages subgroup | 1 |
| Southern Philippine language group | 1 |
| Southern Philippine languages | 1 |
| Southern Philippine languages subgroup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200746 — 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: Southern Philippine languages subgroup Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Southern Philippine languages subgroup]
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A.
Southern Luzon languages
The Southern Luzon languages are a subgroup of Philippine Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern part of Luzon island in the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features distinct from other Philippine language groups.
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B.
Greater Central Philippine languages
Greater Central Philippine languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family that includes many of the most widely spoken languages in the central and southern Philippines, such as Tagalog, Bikol, and the Visayan languages.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Southern Philippine languages subgroup Target entity description: The Southern Philippine languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising several related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of the Philippines.
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A.
Southern Luzon languages
The Southern Luzon languages are a subgroup of Philippine Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern part of Luzon island in the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features distinct from other Philippine language groups.
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B.
Greater Central Philippine languages
Greater Central Philippine languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family that includes many of the most widely spoken languages in the central and southern Philippines, such as Tagalog, Bikol, and the Visayan languages.
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C.
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
The Philippine–Cordilleran languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the northern Philippines, encompassing numerous indigenous languages of the Cordillera region and surrounding areas.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
ⓘ
Proto-Philippine language ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Cebuano people
ⓘ
Hiligaynon people ⓘ Maguindanaon people ⓘ Maranao ⓘ
surface form:
Maranao people
Tausug ⓘ
surface form:
Tausug people
Waray people ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
surface form:
Boholano Cebuano
Butuanon language ⓘ Cebuano language ⓘ Cebuano language ⓘ
surface form:
Davaoeño Cebuano
Hiligaynon language ⓘ Kamayo language ⓘ Cebuano language ⓘ
surface form:
Leyteño Cebuano
Maguindanaon language ⓘ Maranao language ⓘ Masbateño language ⓘ Surigaonon language ⓘ Tausug ⓘ
surface form:
Tausug language
Waray language ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticClassificationStatus | widely accepted in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| primaryCountry | Philippines ⓘ |
| region |
Visayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Philippines
Mindanao ⓘ Sulu Archipelago ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Philippine languages ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
rich voice system ⓘ verb–initial word order ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication in southern Philippine communities
ⓘ
education in some regions of the Philippines ⓘ local media in the southern Philippines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Southern Philippine languages subgroup Description of subject: The Southern Philippine languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising several related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of the Philippines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mindanao languages subgroup
this entity surface form:
Southern Philippine languages
this entity surface form:
Southern Philippine language group