North Marquesan
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North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Marquesan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6845425 — 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: North Marquesan Context triple: [North Marquesan language, glottologName, North Marquesan]
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A.
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific, known for their dramatic landscapes, rich Polynesian culture, and association with artist Paul Gauguin.
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B.
Maria Atoll
Maria Atoll is a small, remote coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia’s Austral Islands.
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C.
Rapa Iti
Rapa Iti is a remote, rugged volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia’s Austral Islands and is known for its dramatic landscapes and traditional Polynesian culture.
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D.
Manihiki
Manihiki is a remote coral atoll in the northern Cook Islands, known for its black pearl farming and traditional Polynesian culture.
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E.
Rose Atoll
Rose Atoll is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean known for its rich marine biodiversity and status as a protected wildlife refuge.
- 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: North Marquesan Target entity description: North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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A.
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific, known for their dramatic landscapes, rich Polynesian culture, and association with artist Paul Gauguin.
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B.
Maria Atoll
Maria Atoll is a small, remote coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia’s Austral Islands.
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C.
Rapa Iti
Rapa Iti is a remote, rugged volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of French Polynesia’s Austral Islands and is known for its dramatic landscapes and traditional Polynesian culture.
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D.
Manihiki
Manihiki is a remote coral atoll in the northern Cook Islands, known for its black pearl farming and traditional Polynesian culture.
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E.
Rose Atoll
Rose Atoll is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean known for its rich marine biodiversity and status as a protected wildlife refuge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Polynesian language
ⓘ
Polynesian language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hawaiian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapa Nui language NERFINISHED ⓘ South Marquesan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahitian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Nuku Hiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ua Huka NERFINISHED ⓘ Ua Pou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | nort2838 ⓘ |
| glottologName | North Marquesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | French Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Northern Marquesan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ʻEnana language ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Nuku Hiva dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ua Huka dialect ⓘ Ua Pou dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | predominantly analytic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
small consonant inventory
ⓘ
typical Polynesian vowel system ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | verb–subject–object word order ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | mrq ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Marquesan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Polynesian ⓘ |
| languageCodeStandard | ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| languageGroup | Oceanic ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Eastern Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macrolanguageRelation | Marquesan macrolanguage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
cultural expression
ⓘ
everyday communication ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| region | Marquesas Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Marquesas Islands ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Marquesic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Marquesan people of the northern Marquesas ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Marquesan Description of subject: North Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the northern Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.