Batavia Creole
E615315
Batavia Creole is a now-extinct Portuguese-based creole language that was historically spoken in and around Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batavia Creole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6756178 — 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: Batavia Creole Context triple: [Portuguese Creole, hasSubgroup, Batavia Creole]
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A.
Maio Creole
Maio Creole is a regional variety of Cape Verdean Creole spoken primarily on the island of Maio, characterized by its own distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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B.
Dutch Coromandel
Dutch Coromandel was a coastal colonial possession of the Dutch in southeastern India, centered on trade in textiles and other goods along the Coromandel Coast.
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C.
Sranan
Sranan is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language spoken primarily in Suriname.
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D.
Suriname creoles
Suriname creoles are a group of English- and Dutch-lexifier creole languages spoken in Suriname, shaped by African, Indigenous, and European linguistic influences.
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E.
Boa Vista Creole
Boa Vista Creole is a regional variety of Cape Verdean Creole spoken primarily on the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.
- 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: Batavia Creole Target entity description: Batavia Creole is a now-extinct Portuguese-based creole language that was historically spoken in and around Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
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A.
Maio Creole
Maio Creole is a regional variety of Cape Verdean Creole spoken primarily on the island of Maio, characterized by its own distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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B.
Dutch Coromandel
Dutch Coromandel was a coastal colonial possession of the Dutch in southeastern India, centered on trade in textiles and other goods along the Coromandel Coast.
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C.
Sranan
Sranan is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language spoken primarily in Suriname.
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D.
Suriname creoles
Suriname creoles are a group of English- and Dutch-lexifier creole languages spoken in Suriname, shaped by African, Indigenous, and European linguistic influences.
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E.
Boa Vista Creole
Boa Vista Creole is a regional variety of Cape Verdean Creole spoken primarily on the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese-based creole
ⓘ
creole language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eurasian communities in Batavia
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial presence in Indonesia ⓘ |
| basedOnLanguage | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialContext | Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| extinctionPlace |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Portuguese ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | historically spoken ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageContact |
Dutch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ local Indonesian languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Portuguese creole ⓘ |
| lexifierLanguage | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInHistoricalCity | Batavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInPresentDayCity | Jakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| substrateRegion | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Dutch colonial era in Indonesia
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding areas of Batavia ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batavia Creole Description of subject: Batavia Creole is a now-extinct Portuguese-based creole language that was historically spoken in and around Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.