Mehinaku people
E681351
The Mehinaku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material and artistic culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mehinaku people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6777210 — 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 people Context triple: [Mehináku language, spokenBy, Mehinaku people]
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A.
Idoma people
The Idoma people are an ethnic group primarily located in Nigeria’s Benue State and surrounding Middle Belt areas, known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive red-and-black cultural attire, and vibrant masquerade and festival practices.
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B.
Ijesa people
The Ijesa people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage, distinct dialect, and historical kingdom centered around Ilesa.
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C.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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D.
Anioma people
The Anioma people are an Igbo-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the western Niger River region of Delta State in southern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage and distinct dialects.
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E.
Duri people
The Duri people are an ethnic group from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language and local cultural traditions.
- 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 people Target entity description: The Mehinaku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material and artistic culture.
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A.
Idoma people
The Idoma people are an ethnic group primarily located in Nigeria’s Benue State and surrounding Middle Belt areas, known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive red-and-black cultural attire, and vibrant masquerade and festival practices.
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B.
Ijesa people
The Ijesa people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage, distinct dialect, and historical kingdom centered around Ilesa.
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C.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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D.
Anioma people
The Anioma people are an Igbo-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the western Niger River region of Delta State in southern Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage and distinct dialects.
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E.
Duri people
The Duri people are an ethnic group from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language and local cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| anthropologicalThemes |
emotions and social life
ⓘ
gender relations ⓘ ritual and cosmology ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalAreaFeatures |
intergroup ritual exchanges
ⓘ
peaceful intertribal relations ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Arawak peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | communal house ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral tendencies with uxorilocal residence patterns ⓘ |
| language | Mehinaku language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramics ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Kamayurá people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuikuro people NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wauja people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAnthropologists | Thomas Gregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Xingu cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Brazilian state as Indigenous people ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex ritual system ⓘ |
| ritualsInclude |
flute ceremonies
ⓘ
male initiation rites ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based community ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in surrounding regions
ⓘ
external economic pressures ⓘ |
| uses | Xingu River and its tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| villageCenterFeature | central plaza ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mehinaku people Description of subject: The Mehinaku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material and artistic culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.