Ma Oya
E1525092
UNEXPLORED
Ma Oya is a major river in Sri Lanka that flows through several central and western districts before reaching the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ma Oya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20155889 — 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: Ma Oya Context triple: [Kegalle District, hasRiver, Ma Oya]
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A.
Miyako
Miyako is a coastal city in northeastern Japan known for its scenic ria coastline and proximity to Sanriku Fukko National Park.
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B.
Hoan-ya
Hoan-ya is an alternative name for the Hoanya language, an indigenous Formosan language historically spoken in Taiwan.
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C.
Miyaki
Miyaki is a town in Saga Prefecture, Japan, known for its cultural and municipal exchange partnerships with European communities such as Rheinbach in Germany.
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D.
Yamabiko
Yamabiko is a high-speed Shinkansen train service in Japan that operates on the Tōhoku Shinkansen line, connecting Tokyo with northern regions such as Sendai.
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E.
Miyakoan
Miyakoan is a Ryukyuan language spoken primarily on the Miyako Islands of Japan, distinct from standard Japanese and recognized as endangered.
- 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: Ma Oya Target entity description: Ma Oya is a major river in Sri Lanka that flows through several central and western districts before reaching the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Miyako
Miyako is a coastal city in northeastern Japan known for its scenic ria coastline and proximity to Sanriku Fukko National Park.
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B.
Hoan-ya
Hoan-ya is an alternative name for the Hoanya language, an indigenous Formosan language historically spoken in Taiwan.
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C.
Miyaki
Miyaki is a town in Saga Prefecture, Japan, known for its cultural and municipal exchange partnerships with European communities such as Rheinbach in Germany.
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D.
Yamabiko
Yamabiko is a high-speed Shinkansen train service in Japan that operates on the Tōhoku Shinkansen line, connecting Tokyo with northern regions such as Sendai.
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E.
Miyakoan
Miyakoan is a Ryukyuan language spoken primarily on the Miyako Islands of Japan, distinct from standard Japanese and recognized as endangered.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.