Piaroa
E351318
The Piaroa are an Indigenous people of the northern Amazon and Orinoco basin, known for their egalitarian social organization, shifting cultivation, and rich shamanic cosmology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piaroa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3363880 — 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: Piaroa Context triple: [Orinoquía region of Colombia, hasIndigenousPeoples, Piaroa]
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A.
Huitoto (Witoto)
The Huitoto (Witoto) are an Indigenous people of the northwestern Amazon rainforest, known for their complex cosmology, ritual use of coca and tobacco, and traditional longhouse communal life.
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B.
Tupi
Tupi is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural production and scenic views of Mount Matutum.
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C.
Amazan
Amazan is the adventurous and virtuous hero of Voltaire’s philosophical tale "La Princesse de Babylone."
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D.
Panarima
Panarima is a musical track featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin."
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E.
Machiguenga
The Machiguenga are an Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for their forest-based subsistence lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinct Arawakan language.
- 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: Piaroa Target entity description: The Piaroa are an Indigenous people of the northern Amazon and Orinoco basin, known for their egalitarian social organization, shifting cultivation, and rich shamanic cosmology.
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A.
Huitoto (Witoto)
The Huitoto (Witoto) are an Indigenous people of the northwestern Amazon rainforest, known for their complex cosmology, ritual use of coca and tobacco, and traditional longhouse communal life.
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B.
Tupi
Tupi is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural production and scenic views of Mount Matutum.
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C.
Amazan
Amazan is the adventurous and virtuous hero of Voltaire’s philosophical tale "La Princesse de Babylone."
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D.
Panarima
Panarima is a musical track featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin."
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E.
Machiguenga
The Machiguenga are an Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for their forest-based subsistence lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinct Arawakan language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
De'aruhua
ⓘ
Wóthuha ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | shamanic cosmology ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
myths of culture heroes
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ visionary journeys ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
myth-telling
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual use of psychoactive plants ⓘ |
| economy |
limited market integration
ⓘ
subsistence economy ⓘ |
| housingType |
communal houses
ⓘ
dispersed settlements ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral ⓘ |
| landUse |
forest management
ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Piaroa language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sáliban language family ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamy ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | acephalous ⓘ |
| populationTrend | minority population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Orinoco Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco basin
northern Amazon basin ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous peoples of Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous people of Colombia
Indigenous people of Venezuela ⓘ |
| religion | shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist | shaman ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | egalitarian ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Amazon–Orinoco watershed region
ⓘ
surface form:
Venezuelan Amazon
Amazon–Orinoco watershed region ⓘ
surface form:
middle Orinoco region
|
| valueSystem |
emphasis on equality
ⓘ
emphasis on nonviolence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Piaroa Description of subject: The Piaroa are an Indigenous people of the northern Amazon and Orinoco basin, known for their egalitarian social organization, shifting cultivation, and rich shamanic cosmology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.