Yewa people
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The Yewa people are a Yoruba sub-ethnic group predominantly found in southwestern Nigeria, especially in the Yewa region of Ogun State, with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yewa people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12795752 — 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: Yewa people Context triple: [Yewa North, hasEthnicGroup, Yewa people]
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A.
Nupe people
The Nupe people are a major ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, traditional crafts, and historical kingdom along the Niger River.
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B.
Ijesa people
The Ijesa people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage, distinct dialect, and historical kingdom centered around Ilesa.
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C.
Ikwerre people
The Ikwerre people are an ethnic group native to the Niger Delta region of Rivers State in southern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and involvement in the politics and oil economy of the area.
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D.
Aja people
The Aja people are a West African ethnic group primarily living in southern Benin and Togo, historically influential in the formation of the Fon and Ewe peoples and known for their rich cultural traditions and role in regional kingdoms such as Allada.
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E.
Yakurr people
The Yakurr people are an ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, distinctive festivals, and agrarian lifestyle.
- 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: Yewa people Target entity description: The Yewa people are a Yoruba sub-ethnic group predominantly found in southwestern Nigeria, especially in the Yewa region of Ogun State, with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.
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A.
Nupe people
The Nupe people are a major ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, traditional crafts, and historical kingdom along the Niger River.
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B.
Ijesa people
The Ijesa people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage, distinct dialect, and historical kingdom centered around Ilesa.
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C.
Ikwerre people
The Ikwerre people are an ethnic group native to the Niger Delta region of Rivers State in southern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and involvement in the politics and oil economy of the area.
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D.
Aja people
The Aja people are a West African ethnic group primarily living in southern Benin and Togo, historically influential in the formation of the Fon and Ewe peoples and known for their rich cultural traditions and role in regional kingdoms such as Allada.
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E.
Yakurr people
The Yakurr people are an ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, distinctive festivals, and agrarian lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.