T'boli people
E460033
The T'boli people are an indigenous ethnic group from South Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate T'nalak weaving, rich oral traditions, and distinct music and dance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tboli people | 4 |
| T'boli people canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4606403 — 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: T'boli people Context triple: [Lumad, includes, T'boli people]
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A.
Subanen people
The Subanen people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for their upland farming traditions, distinct Austronesian language, and rich animist-influenced cultural practices.
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B.
Sama people
The Sama people are a seafaring Austronesian ethnic group of maritime communities in the southern Philippines, Sabah, and surrounding regions, traditionally known for their boat-dwelling lifestyle and fishing-based economy.
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C.
Yakan people
The Yakan people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of the southern Philippines, known for their vibrant weaving traditions, distinct culture, and predominantly Muslim faith.
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D.
Bontoc people
The Bontoc people are an indigenous ethnic group of the northern Philippines known for their rich oral traditions, rice terrace agriculture, and distinctive rituals and material culture.
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E.
Naga peoples
The Naga peoples are a diverse group of indigenous ethnic communities primarily inhabiting the northeastern region of India and northwestern Myanmar, known for their distinct cultures, traditions, and languages.
- 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: T'boli people Target entity description: The T'boli people are an indigenous ethnic group from South Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate T'nalak weaving, rich oral traditions, and distinct music and dance.
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A.
Subanen people
The Subanen people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for their upland farming traditions, distinct Austronesian language, and rich animist-influenced cultural practices.
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B.
Sama people
The Sama people are a seafaring Austronesian ethnic group of maritime communities in the southern Philippines, Sabah, and surrounding regions, traditionally known for their boat-dwelling lifestyle and fishing-based economy.
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C.
Yakan people
The Yakan people are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of the southern Philippines, known for their vibrant weaving traditions, distinct culture, and predominantly Muslim faith.
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D.
Bontoc people
The Bontoc people are an indigenous ethnic group of the northern Philippines known for their rich oral traditions, rice terrace agriculture, and distinctive rituals and material culture.
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E.
Naga peoples
The Naga peoples are a diverse group of indigenous ethnic communities primarily inhabiting the northeastern region of India and northwestern Myanmar, known for their distinct cultures, traditions, and languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| belief | dream-guided weaving ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage of the Philippines ⓘ |
| deity |
Bulon La Mogoaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kadaw La Sambad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
handicraft production
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ weaving-based livelihood ⓘ |
| governmentAgencyRelation | National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct dance
ⓘ
distinct music ⓘ intricate T'nalak designs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| language | Tboli language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
South Mindanao languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mindanao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Cotabato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | abaca fiber ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Blaan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maguindanaon people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagakaulo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
epic chants
ⓘ
myths and legends ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Soccsksargen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Lake Sebu, South Cotabato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous cultural community in the Philippines ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | bilateral kinship system ⓘ |
| traditionalAttire |
beaded blouses
ⓘ
brass accessories ⓘ feathered headdresses ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | T'nalak weaving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
Kadal Blelah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kadal Heron NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadal Taho NERFINISHED ⓘ Madal Tahaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHealer | balyan (shaman) ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
agung (gong)
ⓘ
hegelung (two-stringed lute) NERFINISHED ⓘ kubing (jaw harp) NERFINISHED ⓘ kulintang (gong ensemble) ⓘ sludoy (bamboo zither) ⓘ |
| traditionalLeaderTitle | datu ⓘ |
| traditionalTextile | T'nalak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: T'boli people Description of subject: The T'boli people are an indigenous ethnic group from South Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate T'nalak weaving, rich oral traditions, and distinct music and dance.
Referenced by (7)
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