Yum Kaax
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Yum Kaax is a Mesoamerican deity primarily associated with wild vegetation, agriculture, and the protection of forest animals and crops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yum Kaax canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16851484 — 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: Yum Kaax Context triple: [Mesoamerican mythology, hasDeity, Yum Kaax]
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A.
Kuku Yalaja
Kuku Yalaja is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Kuku Yalanji people of far north Queensland.
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B.
Kaxuyana
Kaxuyana is an indigenous language variety spoken by the Kaxuyana people of northern Brazil, closely related to other Cariban languages of the region.
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C.
Gukumatz
Gukumatz is a feathered serpent deity of the Kʼicheʼ Maya, closely associated with creation, wind, and wisdom and identified with the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl.
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D.
Chinnha
Chinnha is a notable literary work by the influential Bengali writer Manik Bandopadhyay.
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E.
Tajuan
Tajuan is the given first name of former NFL cornerback Ty Law.
- 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: Yum Kaax Target entity description: Yum Kaax is a Mesoamerican deity primarily associated with wild vegetation, agriculture, and the protection of forest animals and crops.
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A.
Kuku Yalaja
Kuku Yalaja is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Kuku Yalanji people of far north Queensland.
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B.
Kaxuyana
Kaxuyana is an indigenous language variety spoken by the Kaxuyana people of northern Brazil, closely related to other Cariban languages of the region.
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C.
Gukumatz
Gukumatz is a feathered serpent deity of the Kʼicheʼ Maya, closely associated with creation, wind, and wisdom and identified with the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl.
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D.
Chinnha
Chinnha is a notable literary work by the influential Bengali writer Manik Bandopadhyay.
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E.
Tajuan
Tajuan is the given first name of former NFL cornerback Ty Law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.