Ohafia war dance
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The Ohafia war dance is a traditional Igbo martial dance from southeastern Nigeria that dramatizes the bravery and warrior heritage of the Ohafia people through energetic movements, costumes, and symbolic displays of valor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohafia war dance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12423639 — 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: Ohafia war dance Context triple: [Ohafia, knownFor, Ohafia war dance]
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A.
Peresean war dance
Peresean war dance is a traditional Sasak martial-arts performance from Lombok in which fighters duel with rattan sticks and shields to display courage, skill, and cultural pride.
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B.
Wangala dance
Wangala dance is a traditional harvest festival dance of the Garo people of Northeast India, performed to honor the Sun god and celebrate agricultural bounty.
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C.
Ngoma
Ngoma is a traditional East African musical and dance form, often centered on drumming, that plays a key role in communal rituals, celebrations, and storytelling among Swahili and other Bantu-speaking peoples.
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D.
Laho dance
Laho dance is a traditional group folk dance of the Jaintia people of Meghalaya, India, performed during festivals as a lively expression of community joy and cultural identity.
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E.
Tinku dance
Tinku dance is a traditional Bolivian folk dance and ritual combat performance from the Andean region, characterized by energetic movements, colorful costumes, and its roots in indigenous ceremonial practices.
- 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: Ohafia war dance Target entity description: The Ohafia war dance is a traditional Igbo martial dance from southeastern Nigeria that dramatizes the bravery and warrior heritage of the Ohafia people through energetic movements, costumes, and symbolic displays of valor.
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A.
Peresean war dance
Peresean war dance is a traditional Sasak martial-arts performance from Lombok in which fighters duel with rattan sticks and shields to display courage, skill, and cultural pride.
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B.
Wangala dance
Wangala dance is a traditional harvest festival dance of the Garo people of Northeast India, performed to honor the Sun god and celebrate agricultural bounty.
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C.
Ngoma
Ngoma is a traditional East African musical and dance form, often centered on drumming, that plays a key role in communal rituals, celebrations, and storytelling among Swahili and other Bantu-speaking peoples.
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D.
Laho dance
Laho dance is a traditional group folk dance of the Jaintia people of Meghalaya, India, performed during festivals as a lively expression of community joy and cultural identity.
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E.
Tinku dance
Tinku dance is a traditional Bolivian folk dance and ritual combat performance from the Andean region, characterized by energetic movements, colorful costumes, and its roots in indigenous ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.