Nok people
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The Nok people were an ancient West African culture in what is now central Nigeria, renowned for their early ironworking and distinctive terracotta sculptures dating back to around 1000 BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nok people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14010470 — 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: Nok people Context triple: [Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria, includesEthnicGroup, Nok people]
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A.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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B.
Ndowe people
The Ndowe people are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea known for their fishing traditions, maritime culture, and historical interactions with European colonizers.
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C.
Idoma people
The Idoma people are an ethnic group primarily located in Nigeria’s Benue State and surrounding Middle Belt areas, known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive red-and-black cultural attire, and vibrant masquerade and festival practices.
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D.
Oko people
The Oko people are an ethnic group in Nigeria known for their distinct cultural traditions and use of related Volta–Niger languages.
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E.
Lobi people
The Lobi people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their distinctive mud architecture, wooden sculpture, and decentralized social organization.
- 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: Nok people Target entity description: The Nok people were an ancient West African culture in what is now central Nigeria, renowned for their early ironworking and distinctive terracotta sculptures dating back to around 1000 BCE.
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A.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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B.
Ndowe people
The Ndowe people are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea known for their fishing traditions, maritime culture, and historical interactions with European colonizers.
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C.
Idoma people
The Idoma people are an ethnic group primarily located in Nigeria’s Benue State and surrounding Middle Belt areas, known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive red-and-black cultural attire, and vibrant masquerade and festival practices.
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D.
Oko people
The Oko people are an ethnic group in Nigeria known for their distinct cultural traditions and use of related Volta–Niger languages.
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E.
Lobi people
The Lobi people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their distinctive mud architecture, wooden sculpture, and decentralized social organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.