Kenyah languages
E528639
The Kenyah languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Kenyah people of Borneo, especially in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenyah languages canonical | 3 |
| Kalis-Kenyah language | 1 |
| Kenyah language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5575426 — 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: Kenyah languages Context triple: [Bornean languages, hasSubgroup, Kenyah languages]
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A.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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B.
Kanak languages
The Kanak languages are a diverse group of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken by the Kanak people of New Caledonia.
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C.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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D.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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E.
Mbum languages
The Mbum languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in parts of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.
- 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: Kenyah languages Target entity description: The Kenyah languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Kenyah people of Borneo, especially in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
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A.
Kunama languages
The Kunama languages are a small group of closely related languages spoken primarily by the Kunama people of western Eritrea and adjacent regions of Ethiopia.
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B.
Kanak languages
The Kanak languages are a diverse group of indigenous Austronesian languages spoken by the Kanak people of New Caledonia.
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C.
Penutian languages
Penutian languages are a proposed family of Native American languages spoken primarily in the western United States, noted for their controversial genetic relationships and inclusion of several distinct regional language groups.
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D.
Mahakam languages
The Mahakam languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken along the Mahakam River region of Borneo, forming a distinct branch within the broader Barito language family.
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E.
Mbum languages
The Mbum languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in parts of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelatedTo | Kayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areDocumentedIn | ethnolinguistic surveys of Borneo ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areMinorityLanguagesIn |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Bornean linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSpokenAlong |
Baram River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahakam River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSubjectToLanguageShiftTowards |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Kenyah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeName | Kenyahic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveLinguisticFeature |
prefixation
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ suffixation ⓘ word order SVO ⓘ |
| haveWritingSystem | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includeVariety |
Kenyah Lepo’ Jalan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenyah Lepo’ Maut NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Lepo’ Tau NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Baka’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Jalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Kulit NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Lasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Pawe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenyah Uma’ Timai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3MacroLanguageCode | xdy ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
island of Borneo ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kenyah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Kalimantan NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kayanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Bornean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
daily communication in rural communities
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ritual speech ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenyah languages Description of subject: The Kenyah languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Kenyah people of Borneo, especially in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kenyah language
this entity surface form:
Kalis-Kenyah language