Mehinaku
E618336
The Mehinaku are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Upper Xingu region of the Amazon, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mehinaku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6777216 — 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: Mehinaku Context triple: [Mehináku language, ethnicGroup, Mehinaku]
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A.
Arugba
Arugba is the virgin priestess who carries sacrificial offerings to the Osun River during the annual Osun-Osogbo Festival in Nigeria.
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B.
Idoma
Idoma are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their rich cultural traditions, distinctive language, and vibrant festivals.
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C.
Yakurr
Yakurr is a local government area in southeastern Nigeria known for its rich cultural heritage and predominantly agrarian communities.
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D.
Odogbolu
Odogbolu is a town and local government area in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, historically under the traditional authority of the Awujale of Ijebu.
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E.
Rumuigbo
Rumuigbo is a prominent suburban town in Rivers State, Nigeria, situated within the greater Port Harcourt metropolitan area.
- 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: Mehinaku Target entity description: The Mehinaku are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Upper Xingu region of the Amazon, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material culture.
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A.
Arugba
Arugba is the virgin priestess who carries sacrificial offerings to the Osun River during the annual Osun-Osogbo Festival in Nigeria.
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B.
Idoma
Idoma are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their rich cultural traditions, distinctive language, and vibrant festivals.
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C.
Yakurr
Yakurr is a local government area in southeastern Nigeria known for its rich cultural heritage and predominantly agrarian communities.
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D.
Odogbolu
Odogbolu is a town and local government area in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, historically under the traditional authority of the Awujale of Ijebu.
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E.
Rumuigbo
Rumuigbo is a prominent suburban town in Rivers State, Nigeria, situated within the greater Port Harcourt metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artForm |
body painting
ⓘ
ritual masks ⓘ |
| centralStructure | men's house ⓘ |
| clothing | cotton waistbands ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology |
multi-layered universe
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ritual dancing
ⓘ
ritual singing ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| foodSource |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| housing | communal longhouses ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kinship ⓘ |
| language | Mehinaku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawak languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mato Grosso NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageRule | exogamy ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body ornaments ⓘ ceramics ⓘ featherwork ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Kamayurá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuikuro NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ornament |
feather headdresses
ⓘ
necklaces ⓘ |
| partOf | Xingu Indigenous groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Brazilian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex ritual system ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
initiation rites
ⓘ
mortuary rituals ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | communal village ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ |
| subsistence | swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
disease ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ |
| transport | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village plan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mehinaku Description of subject: The Mehinaku are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Upper Xingu region of the Amazon, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.