Bisayan languages subgroup
E34056
The Bisayan languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao and Luzon in the Philippines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Visayan languages | 2 |
| Bisaya languages subgroup | 1 |
| Bisayan languages subgroup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200744 — 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: Bisayan languages subgroup Context triple: [Austronesian languages, hasSubfamily, Bisayan languages subgroup]
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A.
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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B.
Southern Philippine languages subgroup
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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C.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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D.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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E.
Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
- 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: Bisayan languages subgroup Target entity description: The Bisayan languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao and Luzon in the Philippines.
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A.
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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B.
Southern Philippine languages subgroup
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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C.
Danao languages
The Danao languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the southern Philippines, including languages such as Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Iranun.
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D.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
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E.
Meso-Melanesian languages
The Meso-Melanesian languages are a subgroup of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the Austronesian language family
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Greater Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Philippine languages
|
| geographicDistribution | central and southern Philippines ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bisayan languages subgroup
ⓘ
surface form:
Bisaya languages subgroup
Visayan languages subgroup ⓘ |
| hasCommonFeature |
focus-based voice system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ use of affixation for grammatical relations ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aklanon language
ⓘ
Bantayanon language ⓘ Butuanon language ⓘ Capiznon language ⓘ Cebuano language ⓘ Cuyonon language ⓘ Hiligaynon language ⓘ Inabaknon language ⓘ Karay-a language ⓘ Kinaray-a language ⓘ Masbateño language ⓘ Porohanon language ⓘ Romblomanon language ⓘ Surigaonon language ⓘ Tausug ⓘ
surface form:
Tausug language
Waray language ⓘ |
| historicalAncestor | Proto-Bisayan ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticClassification | Philippine branch of Austronesian ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| primaryCountries | Philippines ⓘ |
| region |
Visayas
ⓘ
central Philippines ⓘ eastern Mindanao ⓘ Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
western Mindanao
|
| relatedTo |
Bikol language
ⓘ
surface form:
Bikol languages
Tagalog ⓘ
surface form:
Tagalog language
|
| spokenIn |
Luzon
ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Philippine languages ⓘ |
| typologically | agglutinative ⓘ |
| usedBy |
migrant communities in Luzon
ⓘ
migrant communities in Mindanao ⓘ various ethnolinguistic groups in the Visayas ⓘ |
| wordOrder | VSO-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bisayan languages subgroup Description of subject: The Bisayan languages subgroup is a branch of the Austronesian language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao and Luzon in the Philippines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Visayan languages
this entity surface form:
Visayan languages
this entity surface form:
Bisaya languages subgroup