Dagaaba people
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The Dagaaba people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in northwestern Ghana and parts of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagara people | 4 |
| Dagaaba people canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11302860 — 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: Dagaaba people Context triple: [Dagaare language, ethnicGroup, Dagaaba people]
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A.
Datooga people
The Datooga people are an agro-pastoral ethnic group of northern Tanzania known for their cattle herding, distinctive traditional dress and body markings, and use of a Southern Nilotic language.
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B.
Obudu people
The Obudu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Obudu area of northern Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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C.
Dorla people
The Dorla people are an indigenous tribal community of central India, traditionally forest-dwelling and culturally related to other Gondi-speaking groups.
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D.
Warji people
The Warji people are an ethnic group primarily found in northern Nigeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions within the region.
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E.
Benadiri people
The Benadiri people are a coastal Somali community historically known for their mercantile city-states, rich Islamic scholarship, and distinctive urban culture along the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Dagaaba people Target entity description: The Dagaaba people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in northwestern Ghana and parts of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices.
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A.
Datooga people
The Datooga people are an agro-pastoral ethnic group of northern Tanzania known for their cattle herding, distinctive traditional dress and body markings, and use of a Southern Nilotic language.
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B.
Obudu people
The Obudu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Obudu area of northern Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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C.
Dorla people
The Dorla people are an indigenous tribal community of central India, traditionally forest-dwelling and culturally related to other Gondi-speaking groups.
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D.
Warji people
The Warji people are an ethnic group primarily found in northern Nigeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions within the region.
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E.
Benadiri people
The Benadiri people are a coastal Somali community historically known for their mercantile city-states, rich Islamic scholarship, and distinctive urban culture along the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dagaaba people
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linked to: Dagaaba people