Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
E840361
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language hypothesized to have given rise to the Eastern branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10072012 — 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Context triple: [Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian]
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A.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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B.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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C.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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D.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Western Oceanic
Proto-Western Oceanic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Western Oceanic branch of the Oceanic (Austronesian) languages is believed to have descended.
- 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Target entity description: Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language hypothesized to have given rise to the Eastern branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family.
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A.
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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B.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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C.
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.
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D.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family is believed to have descended.
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E.
Proto-Western Oceanic
Proto-Western Oceanic is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Western Oceanic branch of the Oceanic (Austronesian) languages is believed to have descended.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian proto-language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PEMP ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf | reconstruction of Proto-Oceanic ⓘ |
| branchOf | Malayo-Polynesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus |
controversial
ⓘ
hypothetical subgroup ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
cognate sets
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regular sound correspondences ⓘ shared morphological patterns ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | comparative Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeAnalysis | direct descent from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian to Oceanic ⓘ |
| hasDescendantRegion |
Melanesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | shared innovations among Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Oceanic branch (as descendants)
ⓘ
South Halmahera–West New Guinea branch (as descendants) ⓘ |
| hypothesizedBy | historical linguists ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| lexicon | reconstructed vocabulary ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalSystem | reconstructed phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom | Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Island Southeast Asia (hypothetical)
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Near Oceania (hypothetical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
reconstructed
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unattested ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Austronesian historical linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyWithin | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistory ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Description of subject: Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian is the reconstructed ancestral language hypothesized to have given rise to the Eastern branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.