Tema (Ga)
E182944
Tema (Ga) are a coastal subgroup of the Ga people of Ghana, traditionally centered around the port city of Tema and known for their fishing, trade, and urban cultural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tema (Ga) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1604708 — 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: Tema (Ga) Context triple: [Ga people, subgroup, Tema (Ga)]
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A.
Temeswar
Temeswar (Timișoara) is a major city in western Romania known for its multicultural heritage and role in the 1989 Romanian Revolution.
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B.
Wyoma
Wyoma is a residential neighborhood located within the city of Lynn in northeastern Massachusetts.
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C.
Tamalu
Tamalu is a village located on Car Nicobar Island in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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D.
Fagasa
Fagasa is a coastal village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its scenic bay and surrounding rainforest-covered hills.
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E.
Thame
Thame is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional architecture and vibrant local community.
- 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: Tema (Ga) Target entity description: Tema (Ga) are a coastal subgroup of the Ga people of Ghana, traditionally centered around the port city of Tema and known for their fishing, trade, and urban cultural life.
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A.
Temeswar
Temeswar (Timișoara) is a major city in western Romania known for its multicultural heritage and role in the 1989 Romanian Revolution.
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B.
Wyoma
Wyoma is a residential neighborhood located within the city of Lynn in northeastern Massachusetts.
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C.
Tamalu
Tamalu is a village located on Car Nicobar Island in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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D.
Fagasa
Fagasa is a coastal village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its scenic bay and surrounding rainforest-covered hills.
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E.
Thame
Thame is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional architecture and vibrant local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ga people subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tema Harbour
ⓘ
industrial city of Tema ⓘ port city of Tema ⓘ |
| coastalPeople | true ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culture |
Ga cultural practices
ⓘ
fishing community traditions ⓘ urban coastal culture ⓘ |
| danceTradition | Ga traditional dances ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
coastal trade
ⓘ
urban commerce ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Ga Mashie
ⓘ
surface form:
Ga-Mashie
La (Ga) ⓘ Nungua (Ga) ⓘ Osu (Ga) ⓘ Teshie (Ga) ⓘ |
| festival | Homowo festival ⓘ |
| governedBy | Tema Traditional Council ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tema Mantse ⓘ |
| language | Ga ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| maritimeOrientation | strong ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | rural-urban migration within Greater Accra ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Ga coastal music ⓘ |
| nationality | Ghanaian ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup | Dangme people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ga-Dangme people
ⓘ
surface form:
Ga-Dangme peoples
|
| region | coastal Ghana ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Ga religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
chieftaincy system
ⓘ
clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Ga people ⓘ |
| traditionalCenter | Tema ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | compound houses ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
fish processing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| urbanization | high ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Ga traditional calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tema (Ga) Description of subject: Tema (Ga) are a coastal subgroup of the Ga people of Ghana, traditionally centered around the port city of Tema and known for their fishing, trade, and urban cultural life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.