Keffi people
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The Keffi people are an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their historical emirate centered in the town of Keffi and their involvement in regional trade and politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keffi people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15407228 — 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: Keffi people Context triple: [Gwandara, neighboringEthnicGroup, Keffi people]
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A.
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.
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B.
Kainji peoples
The Kainji peoples are a collection of related ethnic groups in northwestern and central Nigeria who speak Kainji languages, a branch of the Benue–Congo family.
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C.
Urhobo people
The Urhobo people are a major ethnic group in southern Nigeria, primarily inhabiting Delta State, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and involvement in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
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D.
Nok people
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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E.
Kogi people
The Kogi people are an Indigenous group from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known for their traditional spiritual worldview and efforts to protect their ancestral lands and environment.
- 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: Keffi people Target entity description: The Keffi people are an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their historical emirate centered in the town of Keffi and their involvement in regional trade and politics.
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A.
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.
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B.
Kainji peoples
The Kainji peoples are a collection of related ethnic groups in northwestern and central Nigeria who speak Kainji languages, a branch of the Benue–Congo family.
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C.
Urhobo people
The Urhobo people are a major ethnic group in southern Nigeria, primarily inhabiting Delta State, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and involvement in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
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D.
Nok people
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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E.
Kogi people
The Kogi people are an Indigenous group from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known for their traditional spiritual worldview and efforts to protect their ancestral lands and environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.