Umana Yana
E381639
conference hall
cultural landmark
heritage site
tourist attraction
traditional benab-style structure
Umana Yana is a traditional thatched benab-style conference and cultural hall in Georgetown, Guyana, originally built by Indigenous Wai-Wai people and now serving as a prominent national landmark and heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umana Yana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3725204 — 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: Umana Yana Context triple: [Georgetown, Guyana, hasLandmark, Umana Yana]
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A.
Lemi
Lemi is a small rural municipality in southeastern Finland known for its lakes, forests, and traditional Karelian culture.
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B.
Maninka
Maninka is a Mande language of West Africa, closely related to Mandinka and Bambara, and widely used as a lingua franca in Guinea and neighboring regions.
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C.
Maashees
Maashees is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, situated along the river Meuse and known for its rural character and historic church.
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D.
Beni
Beni is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that became internationally known as a major hotspot of conflict and public health crises, including serving as the epicenter of the 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic.
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E.
Beni
Beni is a town in western Nepal that serves as a gateway to the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain regions.
- 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: Umana Yana Target entity description: Umana Yana is a traditional thatched benab-style conference and cultural hall in Georgetown, Guyana, originally built by Indigenous Wai-Wai people and now serving as a prominent national landmark and heritage site.
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A.
Lemi
Lemi is a small rural municipality in southeastern Finland known for its lakes, forests, and traditional Karelian culture.
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B.
Maninka
Maninka is a Mande language of West Africa, closely related to Mandinka and Bambara, and widely used as a lingua franca in Guinea and neighboring regions.
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C.
Maashees
Maashees is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, situated along the river Meuse and known for its rural character and historic church.
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D.
Beni
Beni is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that became internationally known as a major hotspot of conflict and public health crises, including serving as the epicenter of the 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic.
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E.
Beni
Beni is a town in western Nepal that serves as a gateway to the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conference hall
ⓘ
cultural landmark ⓘ heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ traditional benab-style structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
benab
ⓘ
thatched roof ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Amerindian communities of Guyana ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | national cultural festivals in Guyana ⓘ |
| builtBy | Wai-Wai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Guyana
ⓘ
Cultural heritage monuments in Guyana ⓘ Tourist attractions in Guyana ⓘ |
| city | Georgetown ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
British Guiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
|
| culturalAssociation |
Indigenous peoples of Guyana
ⓘ
Ikpeng culture ⓘ
surface form:
Wai-Wai culture
|
| designInspiredBy | traditional Amerindian benab ⓘ |
| function |
cultural hall
ⓘ
meeting place ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Guyana ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national landmark of Guyana ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Wai-Wai language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kingston, Georgetown ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Seawall, Georgetown ⓘ |
| location | Georgetown, Guyana ⓘ |
| material |
thatched palm leaves
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “meeting place of the people” ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive thatched dome
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous construction techniques ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Guyana ⓘ |
| region |
Demerara-Mahaica region
ⓘ
surface form:
Demerara-Mahaica
|
| roofType | conical thatched roof ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
recognition of Indigenous heritage in Guyana
ⓘ
unity of Guyana’s ethnic groups ⓘ |
| use |
conference venue
ⓘ
cultural events venue ⓘ national ceremonies venue ⓘ tourism and public gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umana Yana Description of subject: Umana Yana is a traditional thatched benab-style conference and cultural hall in Georgetown, Guyana, originally built by Indigenous Wai-Wai people and now serving as a prominent national landmark and heritage site.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.