Mosuo people
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The Mosuo people are a small ethnic group living around Lugu Lake in southwest China, best known for their matrilineal society and unique “walking marriage” customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mosuo people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22569490 — 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: Mosuo people Context triple: [Naxi people, relatedEthnicGroup, Mosuo people]
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A.
Achang people
The Achang people are a small Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of southwestern China, known for their distinct language, rice cultivation traditions, and rich folk customs.
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B.
Yugur people
The Yugur people are a small ethnic minority in northwestern China, traditionally pastoralist and culturally influenced by both Turkic and Tibetan heritages.
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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.
Maonan people
The Maonan people are an ethnic minority group in southern China, primarily in Guangxi, known for their distinct Kam–Sui language, rice-based agriculture, and rich folk traditions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Mosuo people Target entity description: The Mosuo people are a small ethnic group living around Lugu Lake in southwest China, best known for their matrilineal society and unique “walking marriage” customs.
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A.
Achang people
The Achang people are a small Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of southwestern China, known for their distinct language, rice cultivation traditions, and rich folk customs.
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B.
Yugur people
The Yugur people are a small ethnic minority in northwestern China, traditionally pastoralist and culturally influenced by both Turkic and Tibetan heritages.
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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.
Maonan people
The Maonan people are an ethnic minority group in southern China, primarily in Guangxi, known for their distinct Kam–Sui language, rice-based agriculture, and rich folk traditions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.