Mehinako
E619683
Mehinako are an Indigenous people of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their distinct language, rich ritual traditions, and communal village life in the Amazon.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6777234 — 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: Mehinako Context triple: [Mehináku language, hasAlternativeName, Mehinako]
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Munefusa
Munefusa is the birth name of Matsuo Bashō, the renowned 17th-century Japanese haiku poet and travel writer.
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B.
Miyabi
Miyabi is a traditional Japanese-inspired lighting theme used on Tokyo Skytree, characterized by elegant, refined color schemes that evoke classical aesthetics.
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C.
Mirina
Mirina is a coastal town on the Greek island of Lemnos, serving as its capital and main port in the northern Aegean Sea.
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D.
Myakinino
Myakinino is a Moscow Metro station located on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya Line, serving the northwestern part of the city near the Moscow Ring Road.
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E.
Kamenari
Kamenari is a small coastal village in Montenegro known for its ferry crossing and scenic location on the Bay of Kotor.
- 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: Mehinako Target entity description: Mehinako are an Indigenous people of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their distinct language, rich ritual traditions, and communal village life in the Amazon.
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A.
Munefusa
Munefusa is the birth name of Matsuo Bashō, the renowned 17th-century Japanese haiku poet and travel writer.
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B.
Miyabi
Miyabi is a traditional Japanese-inspired lighting theme used on Tokyo Skytree, characterized by elegant, refined color schemes that evoke classical aesthetics.
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C.
Mirina
Mirina is a coastal town on the Greek island of Lemnos, serving as its capital and main port in the northern Aegean Sea.
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D.
Myakinino
Myakinino is a Moscow Metro station located on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya Line, serving the northwestern part of the city near the Moscow Ring Road.
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E.
Kamenari
Kamenari is a small coastal village in Montenegro known for its ferry crossing and scenic location on the Bay of Kotor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artForm |
basketry
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body painting ⓘ ceramic production ⓘ featherwork ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
collective fishing expeditions
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communal feasting ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ ritualized wrestling games ⓘ |
| governedBy | Brazilian Indigenous policy ⓘ |
| houseType | communal house ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship terminology ⓘ |
| language | Mehinako language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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Mato Grosso NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
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maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamy within Upper Xingu system ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Kamayurá
NERFINISHED
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Kuikuro NERFINISHED ⓘ Wauja NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Xingu cultural complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
Kuarup ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ jawari ritual ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based community ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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environmental degradation ⓘ epidemic diseases ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| uses |
genipapo body paint
ⓘ
urucum body paint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mehinako Description of subject: Mehinako are an Indigenous people of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their distinct language, rich ritual traditions, and communal village life in the Amazon.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mehináku