Cokwe
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Cokwe are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and Southern Africa, known for their rich artistic traditions, especially woodcarving and mask-making, and for their historical kingdom in what is now Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cokwe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14362483 — 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: Cokwe Context triple: [Chokwe, hasAlternativeName, Cokwe]
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A.
Bongwe
Bongwe is a dialect of the Duala language spoken by the Duala people of Cameroon.
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B.
Mpongwe
Mpongwe is a Bantu language variety spoken primarily in Gabon, recognized as one of the main dialects of the Myene language cluster.
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C.
Oshindonga
Oshindonga is a standardized Bantu language variety spoken primarily in northern Namibia and southern Angola, forming one of the main dialects of the Oshiwambo language cluster.
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D.
Chindau
Chindau is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ndau people in parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Kachingwe
Kachingwe is the surname of American singer, songwriter, and actress Tinashe, reflecting her Zimbabwean heritage.
- 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: Cokwe Target entity description: Cokwe are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and Southern Africa, known for their rich artistic traditions, especially woodcarving and mask-making, and for their historical kingdom in what is now Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
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A.
Bongwe
Bongwe is a dialect of the Duala language spoken by the Duala people of Cameroon.
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B.
Mpongwe
Mpongwe is a Bantu language variety spoken primarily in Gabon, recognized as one of the main dialects of the Myene language cluster.
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C.
Oshindonga
Oshindonga is a standardized Bantu language variety spoken primarily in northern Namibia and southern Angola, forming one of the main dialects of the Oshiwambo language cluster.
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D.
Chindau
Chindau is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ndau people in parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Kachingwe
Kachingwe is the surname of American singer, songwriter, and actress Tinashe, reflecting her Zimbabwean heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.