Matawai language
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The Matawai language is an Eastern Maroon Creole spoken by the Matawai people of Suriname, derived primarily from English with influences from African languages and Dutch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matawai language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12617728 — 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: Matawai language Context triple: [Matawai, hasLanguage, Matawai language]
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A.
Wuvulu-Aua language
The Wuvulu-Aua language is an Oceanic language spoken on the Wuvulu and Aua islands of Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verbal morphology and distinctive phonological features.
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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.
Tariana language
The Tariana language is an endangered Arawakan language spoken in the northwest Amazon region of Brazil, known for its complex verbal morphology and extensive system of evidentiality.
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D.
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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E.
Tagakaulo language
Tagakaulo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tagakaulo people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
- 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: Matawai language Target entity description: The Matawai language is an Eastern Maroon Creole spoken by the Matawai people of Suriname, derived primarily from English with influences from African languages and Dutch.
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A.
Wuvulu-Aua language
The Wuvulu-Aua language is an Oceanic language spoken on the Wuvulu and Aua islands of Papua New Guinea, known for its complex verbal morphology and distinctive phonological features.
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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.
Tariana language
The Tariana language is an endangered Arawakan language spoken in the northwest Amazon region of Brazil, known for its complex verbal morphology and extensive system of evidentiality.
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D.
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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E.
Tagakaulo language
Tagakaulo language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Tagakaulo people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.