Yahi people
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The Yahi people were a small Native American group from northern California, known largely through the life and story of Ishi, often called the “last Yahi.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahi people canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15339485 — 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: Yahi people Context triple: [Ishi, memberOf, Yahi people]
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A.
Nonuya people
The Nonuya people are an Indigenous group of the northwestern Amazon, known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihoods, and close cultural ties with neighboring Huitoto communities.
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B.
Nyishi people
The Nyishi people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct traditional dress, bamboo and cane craftsmanship, and rich oral and ritual traditions.
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C.
Zigua people
The Zigua people are a Bantu ethnic group of northeastern Tanzania known for their distinct language, agricultural traditions, and rich oral culture.
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D.
Huli people
The Huli people are an indigenous group of Papua New Guinea known for their distinctive wigmen traditions, elaborate body decoration, and subsistence gardening in the country’s central highlands.
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E.
Saisiyat people
The Saisiyat people are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group of Taiwan known for their distinct culture, traditions, and language.
- 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: Yahi people Target entity description: The Yahi people were a small Native American group from northern California, known largely through the life and story of Ishi, often called the “last Yahi.”
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A.
Nonuya people
The Nonuya people are an Indigenous group of the northwestern Amazon, known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihoods, and close cultural ties with neighboring Huitoto communities.
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B.
Nyishi people
The Nyishi people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct traditional dress, bamboo and cane craftsmanship, and rich oral and ritual traditions.
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C.
Zigua people
The Zigua people are a Bantu ethnic group of northeastern Tanzania known for their distinct language, agricultural traditions, and rich oral culture.
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D.
Huli people
The Huli people are an indigenous group of Papua New Guinea known for their distinctive wigmen traditions, elaborate body decoration, and subsistence gardening in the country’s central highlands.
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E.
Saisiyat people
The Saisiyat people are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group of Taiwan known for their distinct culture, traditions, and language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.