Maa
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Maa is a revered Hindu mother goddess, often worshipped in her fierce and protective form as Sherawali, the lion-riding deity.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18644104 — 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: Maa Context triple: [Sherawali, title, Maa]
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A.
Maa
Maa is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
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B.
Gaià
Gaià is a small rural municipality in the comarca of Bages in Catalonia, Spain.
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C.
Erda
Erda is the earth goddess and prophetic figure in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, renowned for her wisdom and warnings to the gods.
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D.
Erdek
Erdek is a coastal town and popular seaside resort in Turkey’s Balıkesir Province, located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula along the Sea of Marmara.
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E.
Tierralta
Tierralta is a municipality and town in northern Colombia’s Córdoba Department, known for its rural setting and proximity to the Paramillo National Natural Park.
- 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: Maa Target entity description: Maa is a revered Hindu mother goddess, often worshipped in her fierce and protective form as Sherawali, the lion-riding deity.
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A.
Maa
Maa is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
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B.
Gaià
Gaià is a small rural municipality in the comarca of Bages in Catalonia, Spain.
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C.
Erda
Erda is the earth goddess and prophetic figure in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, renowned for her wisdom and warnings to the gods.
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D.
Erdek
Erdek is a coastal town and popular seaside resort in Turkey’s Balıkesir Province, located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula along the Sea of Marmara.
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E.
Tierralta
Tierralta is a municipality and town in northern Colombia’s Córdoba Department, known for its rural setting and proximity to the Paramillo National Natural Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.