Wìdjigò
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Wìdjigò is an alternate name for the Wendigo, a cannibalistic, malevolent spirit from Algonquian folklore associated with insatiable hunger and winter desolation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wìdjigò canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15977670 — 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: Wìdjigò Context triple: [Wendigo, alternateName, Wìdjigò]
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A.
Waja
Waja is a settlement located near the town of Alamata in northern Ethiopia.
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B.
Waja
Waja is a Chadic language spoken by the Waja people in northeastern Nigeria.
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C.
Wekweètì
Wekweètì is a small Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) First Nations community in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
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D.
Wounaan
The Wounaan are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia known for their rich rainforest-based culture, intricate basketry, and traditional practices closely tied to riverine environments.
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E.
Ikwerre
Ikwerre is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people in Rivers State, Nigeria, particularly in and around Port Harcourt.
- 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: Wìdjigò Target entity description: Wìdjigò is an alternate name for the Wendigo, a cannibalistic, malevolent spirit from Algonquian folklore associated with insatiable hunger and winter desolation.
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A.
Waja
Waja is a settlement located near the town of Alamata in northern Ethiopia.
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B.
Waja
Waja is a Chadic language spoken by the Waja people in northeastern Nigeria.
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C.
Wekweètì
Wekweètì is a small Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) First Nations community in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
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D.
Wounaan
The Wounaan are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia known for their rich rainforest-based culture, intricate basketry, and traditional practices closely tied to riverine environments.
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E.
Ikwerre
Ikwerre is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people in Rivers State, Nigeria, particularly in and around Port Harcourt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.