Koro (Gaua) language
E603819
The Koro (Gaua) language is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua Island in Vanuatu, known for its highly conservative phonology and close relation to other North Vanuatu languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koro (Gaua) language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6564724 — 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: Koro (Gaua) language Context triple: [Lakon, neighboringLanguage, Koro (Gaua) language]
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A.
Marovo language
The Marovo language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around the Marovo Lagoon.
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B.
Roviana language
The Roviana language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around Roviana Lagoon, and serves as an important regional lingua franca.
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C.
Fagauvea language
Fagauvea is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Ouvéa Island in New Caledonia, known for its Polynesian-influenced features within a predominantly Melanesian linguistic area.
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D.
Pohnpeian language
The Pohnpeian language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its complex verb morphology and central role in Pohnpeian culture and identity.
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E.
Savosavo language
The Savosavo language is a Papuan (non-Austronesian) language spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of Savo Island in 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: Koro (Gaua) language Target entity description: The Koro (Gaua) language is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua Island in Vanuatu, known for its highly conservative phonology and close relation to other North Vanuatu languages.
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A.
Marovo language
The Marovo language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around the Marovo Lagoon.
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B.
Roviana language
The Roviana language is an Oceanic language spoken primarily in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, especially around Roviana Lagoon, and serves as an important regional lingua franca.
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C.
Fagauvea language
Fagauvea is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on Ouvéa Island in New Caledonia, known for its Polynesian-influenced features within a predominantly Melanesian linguistic area.
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D.
Pohnpeian language
The Pohnpeian language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its complex verb morphology and central role in Pohnpeian culture and identity.
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E.
Savosavo language
The Savosavo language is a Papuan (non-Austronesian) language spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Melanesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other North Vanuatu languages ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| glottologCode | koro1293 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Koro (Vanuatu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaua Koro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koro (Vanuatu) ⓘ Koro of Gaua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | indigenous language of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | SVO basic word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | analytic ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringLanguage |
Lakona language
ⓘ
Nume language NERFINISHED ⓘ Olrat language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonemeInventory |
moderate consonant inventory
ⓘ
small vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | highly conservative phonology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalProperty | retention of conservative segmental contrasts ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | Oceanic linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Vanuatu ⓘ |
| hasStressPattern | predictable stress placement ⓘ |
| hasSyllableStructure | predominantly open syllables ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isDistinctFrom |
Koro language (Papua New Guinea)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koro language (Tibeto-Burman, India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | krf ⓘ |
| isPartOf | North Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ North Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ Southern Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Torba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Koro-speaking community on Gaua ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Gaua Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | North Vanuatu language ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language on Gaua Island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koro (Gaua) language Description of subject: The Koro (Gaua) language is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua Island in Vanuatu, known for its highly conservative phonology and close relation to other North Vanuatu languages.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.