Truku
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Truku is an indigenous Taiwanese group recognized as a distinct subgroup of the Seediq people, known for its unique language variety and mountain-based cultural traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truku canonical | 2 |
| Truku Seediq | 2 |
| Truku people | 2 |
| Taroko (Truku) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5691297 — 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.
Target entity: Truku Context triple: [Seediq, hasSubgroup, Truku]
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Apatani
The Apatani are an indigenous tribal community of northeastern India known for their unique wet rice and fish farming practices, distinctive facial tattoos and nose plugs (historically among women), and rich ecological and cultural traditions.
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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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Koasati people
The Koasati people are a Native American tribe of the southeastern United States, closely related to other Muskogean-speaking groups and today primarily associated with the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
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T'boli people
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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Kayan people
The Kayan people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo known for their riverine longhouse communities, elaborate body art, and rich oral traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Truku Target entity description: Truku is an indigenous Taiwanese group recognized as a distinct subgroup of the Seediq people, known for its unique language variety and mountain-based cultural traditions.
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A.
Apatani
The Apatani are an indigenous tribal community of northeastern India known for their unique wet rice and fish farming practices, distinctive facial tattoos and nose plugs (historically among women), and rich ecological and cultural traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Koasati people
The Koasati people are a Native American tribe of the southeastern United States, closely related to other Muskogean-speaking groups and today primarily associated with the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
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D.
T'boli people
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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E.
Kayan people
The Kayan people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo known for their riverine longhouse communities, elaborate body art, and rich oral traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Taroko National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Truku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
myths and legends
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
communal rituals
ⓘ
hunting traditions ⓘ mountain-based lifestyle ⓘ tattooing traditions ⓘ weaving traditions ⓘ |
| culturalValue |
close relationship with nature
ⓘ
respect for ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | trv ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Taroko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRevitalizationEffortsIn |
education
ⓘ
language preservation ⓘ traditional arts ⓘ |
| hasMinorityStatusIn | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalTerritoryIn | Central Mountain Range of Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Truku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Formosan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageVarietyOf | Seediq language ⓘ |
| partOf | Taiwanese indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Taroko Gorge area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Atayal people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seediq people NERFINISHED ⓘ Taroko people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Seediq people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Taiwanese indigenous rights policies ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mountain settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Hualien County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Taiwan ⓘ mountain areas of Taiwan ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | vulnerable language ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Truku Description of subject: Truku is an indigenous Taiwanese group recognized as a distinct subgroup of the Seediq people, known for its unique language variety and mountain-based cultural traditions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.