Wayebʼ
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Wayebʼ is a short, ominous period at the end of the Maya solar calendar traditionally associated with bad luck and ritual caution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wayebʼ canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6927418 — 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: Wayebʼ Context triple: [Haabʼ, hasUnluckyPeriodName, Wayebʼ]
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A.
Yowlumne
Yowlumne is a Native American language variety traditionally spoken by the Yowlumne (Southern Valley Yokuts) people of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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B.
Wayamba
Wayamba is a Sri Lankan provincial cricket team that competes in the country’s domestic cricket tournaments.
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C.
Nodwengu
Nodwengu was a principal royal residence and political center of the Zulu Kingdom during the 19th century.
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D.
Neshnabémwen
Neshnabémwen is the Indigenous language of the Potawatomi people, belonging to the Algonquian language family and traditionally spoken in the Great Lakes region of North America.
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E.
Taygi
Taygi is a lesser-known Samoyedic language of the Uralic family traditionally spoken by an indigenous group in northern Siberia.
- 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: Wayebʼ Target entity description: Wayebʼ is a short, ominous period at the end of the Maya solar calendar traditionally associated with bad luck and ritual caution.
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A.
Yowlumne
Yowlumne is a Native American language variety traditionally spoken by the Yowlumne (Southern Valley Yokuts) people of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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B.
Wayamba
Wayamba is a Sri Lankan provincial cricket team that competes in the country’s domestic cricket tournaments.
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C.
Nodwengu
Nodwengu was a principal royal residence and political center of the Zulu Kingdom during the 19th century.
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D.
Neshnabémwen
Neshnabémwen is the Indigenous language of the Potawatomi people, belonging to the Algonquian language family and traditionally spoken in the Great Lakes region of North America.
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E.
Taygi
Taygi is a lesser-known Samoyedic language of the Uralic family traditionally spoken by an indigenous group in northern Siberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
period of the Maya calendar
ⓘ
unlucky time period ⓘ |
| associatedBelief |
boundaries between worlds weaken
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increased activity of malevolent forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bad luck
ⓘ
omens ⓘ ritual caution ⓘ |
| behaviorDuringPeriod |
avoidance of certain activities
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avoidance of major decisions ⓘ increased ritual purification ⓘ restriction of travel ⓘ |
| calendarRelation |
completes the 365-day Haabʼ cycle
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follows the 18 regular Haabʼ months ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| conceptualRole |
liminal time
ⓘ
time outside normal order ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | 5 days ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDays | 5 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Haabʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
dangerous time
ⓘ
ominous period ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar |
end of the Haabʼ year
ⓘ
final days of the Maya solar year ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
period of spiritual danger
ⓘ
time of heightened ritual observance ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | transition between old and new Haabʼ year ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Maya Haabʼ calendar
ⓘ
Maya solar calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wayebʼ Description of subject: Wayebʼ is a short, ominous period at the end of the Maya solar calendar traditionally associated with bad luck and ritual caution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.