Proto-Celebic language
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Proto-Celebic language is a reconstructed ancestral Austronesian language that gave rise to the Celebic subgroup of languages spoken primarily on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Celebic | 2 |
| Proto-Celebic language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7194831 — 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: Proto-Celebic language Context triple: [Bambam language, hasAncestor, Proto-Celebic language]
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A.
Barbacoan languages
The Barbacoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in Colombia and Ecuador, known for their complex phonology and close association with the Andean and northwestern South American cultural area.
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B.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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C.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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D.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
- 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: Proto-Celebic language Target entity description: Proto-Celebic language is a reconstructed ancestral Austronesian language that gave rise to the Celebic subgroup of languages spoken primarily on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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A.
Barbacoan languages
The Barbacoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in Colombia and Ecuador, known for their complex phonology and close association with the Andean and northwestern South American cultural area.
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B.
Tucanoan languages
The Tucanoan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the northwestern Amazon Basin of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, known for complex evidentiality systems and extensive multilingualism among their speakers.
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C.
Pearic languages
Pearic languages are a small, endangered branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by indigenous Pearic communities in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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D.
Batanic languages
Batanic languages are a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in the Batanes Islands of the northern Philippines and parts of Taiwan, known for their unique phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Chocoan languages
The Chocoan languages are a small family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in western Colombia and eastern Panama, known for including the Emberá and Wounaan languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Bungku-Tolaki languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celebic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaili-Pamona languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Muna-Buton languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Saluan-Banggai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomini-Tolitoli languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wotu-Wolio languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendedFrom |
Proto-Austronesian language
ⓘ
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Austronesian historical phonology
ⓘ
Austronesian subgrouping ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Proto-Celebic
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Celebic Austronesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Austronesian alignment system (reconstructed)
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contrastive phonemic stops and nasals (reconstructed) ⓘ numeral system inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (reconstructed) ⓘ rich verbal morphology (reconstructed) ⓘ voice affixation (reconstructed) ⓘ vowel system similar to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasGlottoCode | none (not assigned, reconstructed node) ⓘ |
| influences | reconstruction of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dialect diversification ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | none (reconstructed language) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wallacea (reconstructed homeland region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Bungku-Tolaki languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaili-Pamona languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Muna-Buton languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Saluan-Banggai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomini-Tolitoli languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wotu-Wolio languages NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Celebic languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indonesia (reconstructed)
ⓘ
Sulawesi (reconstructed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Austronesian comparative linguistics
NERFINISHED
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Celebic languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | early 1st millennium BCE (approximate, reconstructed) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none (unwritten, reconstructed) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Celebic language Description of subject: Proto-Celebic language is a reconstructed ancestral Austronesian language that gave rise to the Celebic subgroup of languages spoken primarily on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proto-Celebic
this entity surface form:
Proto-Celebic