Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages
E619347
The Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken along the northern coast of Papua, Indonesia, particularly around Sarmi and Jayapura Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North New Guinea languages | 1 |
| Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6786901 — 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: Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages Context triple: [North New Guinea linkage, hasSubgroup, Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages]
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A.
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
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B.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
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D.
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.
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E.
Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
- 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: Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages Target entity description: The Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken along the northern coast of Papua, Indonesia, particularly around Sarmi and Jayapura Bay.
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A.
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
The South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in eastern Indonesia, particularly in southern Halmahera and along the western coast of New Guinea.
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B.
Tanimbar languages
The Tanimbar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Bima–Sumba languages
The Bima–Sumba languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.
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D.
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.
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E.
Flores–Lembata languages
The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| approximateSize | small language family ⓘ |
| arealClassification | North New Guinea area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelated | each other ⓘ |
| areInfluencedBy |
Austronesian languages of northern New Guinea
ⓘ
Indonesian language ⓘ |
| arePartOf | linguistic diversity of New Guinea ⓘ |
| areSpokenAlong | north coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | Papuan peoples ⓘ |
| areSpokenIn |
Papua Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn | Papuan linguistics ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geneticClassification | Papuan ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeName |
Sarmi–Jayapura Bay family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarmi–Jayapura languages ⓘ |
| haveWritingSystem | Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered (some members)
ⓘ
minority languages ⓘ |
| memberLanguage |
Anus language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arimo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaptiau language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kayupulau language NERFINISHED ⓘ Liki language NERFINISHED ⓘ Masep language ⓘ Ormu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Podena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarmi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobei language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarpia language ⓘ |
| region |
Jayapura Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarmi Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ northern coast of Papua ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Papuan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
languages of New Guinea ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Papuan-type morphology
ⓘ
Papuan-type phonology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages Description of subject: The Sarmi–Jayapura Bay languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken along the northern coast of Papua, Indonesia, particularly around Sarmi and Jayapura Bay.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North New Guinea languages