Waray of Samar

E335884

Austronesian language variety Philippine language variety regional language variety

Waray of Samar is a major regional language variety spoken on the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Waray-Waray	50
Waray	2
Waray of Leyte	2
Waray of Biliran	1
Waray of Samar canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3112774 — 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: Waray of Samar
Context triple: [Lineyte-Samarnon, hasMajorDialect, Waray of Samar]

A. Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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.
C. Ifugao languages
The Ifugao languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Ifugao people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the mountainous areas of Luzon.
D. 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.
E. Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern 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: Waray of Samar
Target entity description: Waray of Samar is a major regional language variety spoken on the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

A. Butuanon language
The Butuanon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in and around Butuan City in Mindanao, Philippines.
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.
C. Ifugao languages
The Ifugao languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by the Ifugao people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the mountainous areas of Luzon.
D. 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.
E. Surigaonon language
Surigaonon language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Surigao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language variety ⓘ Philippine language variety ⓘ regional language variety ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Cebuano language ⓘ Hiligaynon language ⓘ Masbateño language ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
hasDialectalVariationWith	Waray varieties of Biliran ⓘ Waray varieties of Leyte ⓘ
hasISO639_3Code	war ⓘ
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom	English language ⓘ Spanish ⓘ surface form: Spanish language
hasPhonologicalFeature	Austronesian-type consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith	Waray of Samar self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Waray of Biliran Waray of Samar self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Waray of Leyte
isTaughtInformallyIn	Samar households ⓘ
isUsedIn	local radio broadcasts in Samar ⓘ local religious services in Samar ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageGroup	Philippine languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily	Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
languageSubgroup	Greater Central Philippine languages ⓘ surface form: Central Philippine languages
partOf	Waray language ⓘ
primaryIsland	Samar Island ⓘ surface form: Samar
region	Eastern Visayas ⓘ
spokenIn	Eastern Visayas ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Samar Province ⓘ surface form: Samar
typicalWordOrder	verb–subject–object ⓘ
usedByEthnicGroup	Waray people ⓘ
usedFor	daily communication ⓘ informal education ⓘ local media ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lineyte-Samarnon → hasMajorDialect → Waray of Samar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waray of Leyte

Waray people → nativeName → Waray of Samar ⓘ