Kupe
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Kupe is a legendary Polynesian navigator and explorer in Māori tradition, credited in many stories with discovering and first voyaging to Aotearoa (New Zealand).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kupe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15712311 — 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: Kupe Context triple: [Māori mythology, hasKeyFigure, Kupe]
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A.
Tamatea
Tamatea is the Māori name for Dusky Sound, a remote fiord in Fiordland, New Zealand, rich in cultural history and natural beauty.
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B.
Teʻemoa
Teʻemoa is the highest peak on the Tongan island of ʻEua, known for its forested slopes and panoramic coastal views.
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C.
Poutoru
Poutoru is the principal village and administrative center of the island of Taha'a in French Polynesia.
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D.
Rāhiri
Rāhiri is the revered founding ancestor of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand, from whom many of its hapū trace their lineage.
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E.
Maniaki
Maniaki is a small settlement located within the Kastoria regional unit in Western Macedonia, Greece.
- 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: Kupe Target entity description: Kupe is a legendary Polynesian navigator and explorer in Māori tradition, credited in many stories with discovering and first voyaging to Aotearoa (New Zealand).
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A.
Tamatea
Tamatea is the Māori name for Dusky Sound, a remote fiord in Fiordland, New Zealand, rich in cultural history and natural beauty.
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B.
Teʻemoa
Teʻemoa is the highest peak on the Tongan island of ʻEua, known for its forested slopes and panoramic coastal views.
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C.
Poutoru
Poutoru is the principal village and administrative center of the island of Taha'a in French Polynesia.
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D.
Rāhiri
Rāhiri is the revered founding ancestor of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand, from whom many of its hapū trace their lineage.
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E.
Maniaki
Maniaki is a small settlement located within the Kastoria regional unit in Western Macedonia, Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.