Makasae language
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The Makasae language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste by the Makasae people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makasae language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7332971 — 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: Makasae language Context triple: [Timorese people, usesLanguage, Makasae language]
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A.
Makah language
The Makah language is a critically endangered Southern Wakashan language traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
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B.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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C.
Mekeo language
The Mekeo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mekeo people of southeastern Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of spatial expressions.
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D.
Vaeakau-Taumako language
The Vaeakau-Taumako language is a Polynesian Outlier language spoken primarily in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, known for preserving many archaic features of Proto-Polynesian.
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E.
Segai language
The Segai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Segai people of Borneo, belonging to the Kayanic subgroup.
- 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: Makasae language Target entity description: The Makasae language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste by the Makasae people.
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A.
Makah language
The Makah language is a critically endangered Southern Wakashan language traditionally spoken by the Makah people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
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B.
Kapingamarangi language
The Kapingamarangi language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken primarily on Kapingamarangi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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C.
Mekeo language
The Mekeo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mekeo people of southeastern Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verb morphology and rich system of spatial expressions.
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D.
Vaeakau-Taumako language
The Vaeakau-Taumako language is a Polynesian Outlier language spoken primarily in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, known for preserving many archaic features of Proto-Polynesian.
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E.
Segai language
The Segai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Segai people of Borneo, belonging to the Kayanic subgroup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Macassai
ⓘ
Makasae-Makalero NERFINISHED ⓘ Makassai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | Papuan language of Timor ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguageAlongside | Tetum language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Makasae people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Makasae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCaseMarking | postpositional ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Baucau Makasae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lautém Makasae NERFINISHED ⓘ Viqueque Makasae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | maka1316 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Timor–Alor–Pantar sprachbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetum language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumeralSystem | decimal ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasStressPattern | word-final stress (tendency) ⓘ |
| hasSVOOrder | true ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | mkz ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Timor–Alor–Pantar languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| name | Makasae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Fataluku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makalero language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetum language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStatusInCountry | regional language in Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| region |
Baucau municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lautém municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Viqueque municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Makasae people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Timor-Leste
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| 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: Makasae language Description of subject: The Makasae language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste by the Makasae people.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.