Bidayuhic languages

E544809

Austronesian languages language family

The Bidayuhic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, especially in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bidayuh languages	2
Bidayuhic languages canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5575437 — 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: Bidayuhic languages
Context triple: [Bornean languages, hasSubgroup, Bidayuhic languages]

A. Javanic languages
Javanic languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family that includes Javanese and its closely related varieties spoken primarily on the island of Java and surrounding regions.
B. Alor–Pantar languages
The Alor–Pantar languages are a group of non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages spoken primarily on the Alor and Pantar islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex morphology and typological diversity.
C. 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.
D. Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
E. Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
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: Bidayuhic languages
Target entity description: The Bidayuhic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, especially in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

A. Javanic languages
Javanic languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family that includes Javanese and its closely related varieties spoken primarily on the island of Java and surrounding regions.
B. Alor–Pantar languages
The Alor–Pantar languages are a group of non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages spoken primarily on the Alor and Pantar islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex morphology and typological diversity.
C. 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.
D. Bantoid languages
The Bantoid languages are a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes the widespread Bantu languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
E. Timor–Babar languages
The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian languages ⓘ language family ⓘ
areClassifiedAs	Land Dayak subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ
areEndangered	true ⓘ
areMutuallyIntelligibleToVaryingDegrees	true ⓘ
areRecognizedInMalaysianCensus	true ⓘ
areSpokenInRuralAreas	true ⓘ
areSubjectOf	Austronesian comparative linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ language documentation projects ⓘ
areThreatenedBy	language shift to English ⓘ language shift to Malay ⓘ
areUsedIn	local cultural practices ⓘ oral literature ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Bidayuh beliefs ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Land Dayak languages ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Bidayuh people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGlottologCode	bida1251 ⓘ
hasGlottologName	Bidayuhic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasISOClassification	Austronesian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryCountry	Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryState	Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Biatah Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bukar-Sadong Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rara Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Selako NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraang Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tringgus-Sembaan Bidayuh NERFINISHED ⓘ
haveLexicalSimilarity	true ⓘ
havePhonologicalFeaturesInCommon	true ⓘ
haveWritingSystem	Latin script ⓘ
languageBranchOf	Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	northwestern Borneo ⓘ southwestern Sarawak ⓘ
spokenBy	Bidayuh people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ western Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf	Austronesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	indigenous communities of Sarawak ⓘ
usedIn	oral communication ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Bornean languages → hasSubgroup → Bidayuhic languages ⓘ

Bidayuh people → language → Bidayuhic languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bidayuh languages

Bidayuh → languageFamily → Bidayuhic languages ⓘ

Sarawak Malay → hasLexicalInfluenceFrom → Bidayuhic languages ⓘ