Tatana language
E574299
The Tatana language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tatana people of Sabah, Malaysia, and is closely related to other indigenous languages of northern Borneo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tatana language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6184706 — 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: Tatana language Context triple: [Southwest Sabahan languages, hasSubgroup, Tatana language]
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A.
Tat language
Tat language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Tat people of Azerbaijan and neighboring regions, distinct from but related to Judeo-Tat.
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B.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Patamona language
The Patamona language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Patamona people of the Guiana Highlands in Guyana and northern Brazil.
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D.
Towa language
Towa is a Native American language spoken by the Towa (Jemez) people of New Mexico and is part of the Puebloan language family.
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E.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of 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: Tatana language Target entity description: The Tatana language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tatana people of Sabah, Malaysia, and is closely related to other indigenous languages of northern Borneo.
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A.
Tat language
Tat language is an endangered Southwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by the Tat people of Azerbaijan and neighboring regions, distinct from but related to Judeo-Tat.
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B.
Nitinaht language
The Nitinaht language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language spoken by the Ditidaht (Nitinaht) people of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Patamona language
The Patamona language is an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Patamona people of the Guiana Highlands in Guyana and northern Brazil.
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D.
Towa language
Towa is a Native American language spoken by the Towa (Jemez) people of New Mexico and is part of the Puebloan language family.
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E.
Tanema language
Tanema is a nearly extinct Oceanic language once spoken on Vanikoro Island in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other indigenous languages of northern Borneo ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tatana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tatanah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatanə ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | SVO word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | txx ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Borneo linguistic area ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Beaufort District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuala Penyu District NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Division, Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Borneo ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith |
Bisaya (Sabah) language
ⓘ
Dusunic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tatana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous community of Sabah ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tatana language Description of subject: The Tatana language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tatana people of Sabah, Malaysia, and is closely related to other indigenous languages of northern Borneo.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.