Clayfolk
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Clayfolk are a fictional, non-human species from Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fantasy novel "Rocannon's World," known for their distinctive, otherworldly culture and characteristics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clayfolk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16035885 — 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: Clayfolk Context triple: [Rocannon's World, hasSpecies, Clayfolk]
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A.
Land of Clays
Land of Clays is the English meaning of "Tierra de Barros," a region in Spain known for its clay-rich soils and agricultural production.
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B.
White Clay People
The White Clay People, more commonly known as the Gros Ventre, are a Native American tribe of the Northern Plains historically associated with present-day Montana and Alberta.
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C.
Cautious Clay
Cautious Clay is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-blending R&B, indie, and electronic music.
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D.
Big Clay
Big Clay is a monumental sculptural series by Swiss artist Urs Fischer, known for its rough, hand-formed clay aesthetic translated into large-scale metal works.
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E.
Clay's Ark
Clay's Ark is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores a deadly alien infection and its transformative impact on a small group of humans in a dystopian future.
- 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: Clayfolk Target entity description: Clayfolk are a fictional, non-human species from Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fantasy novel "Rocannon's World," known for their distinctive, otherworldly culture and characteristics.
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A.
Land of Clays
Land of Clays is the English meaning of "Tierra de Barros," a region in Spain known for its clay-rich soils and agricultural production.
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B.
White Clay People
The White Clay People, more commonly known as the Gros Ventre, are a Native American tribe of the Northern Plains historically associated with present-day Montana and Alberta.
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C.
Cautious Clay
Cautious Clay is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-blending R&B, indie, and electronic music.
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D.
Big Clay
Big Clay is a monumental sculptural series by Swiss artist Urs Fischer, known for its rough, hand-formed clay aesthetic translated into large-scale metal works.
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E.
Clay's Ark
Clay's Ark is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores a deadly alien infection and its transformative impact on a small group of humans in a dystopian future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.