Sowei
E1577065
UNEXPLORED
Sowei are senior female members of the Sande society in Sierra Leone and neighboring regions, known for their spiritual authority and role in guiding girls through initiation rites into womanhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sowei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23257051 — 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: Sowei Context triple: [Sowei mask, wornBy, Sowei]
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A.
Sowa
Sowa is an Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu, closely related to and geographically near the Apma language.
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B.
Sowams
Sowams was a principal Wampanoag village and homeland in present-day New England, historically significant as the seat of the sachem Massasoit and an early site of Native–Pilgrim interaction.
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C.
Sa’och
Sa’och is an indigenous Pearic language (and its associated ethnic group) of mainland Southeast Asia, traditionally spoken by a small community in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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D.
Sosva
Sosva is a rural locality in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, historically known as the site of a Soviet-era labor camp where Finnish communist leader Kullervo Manner died.
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E.
Sarawee
Sarawee is a small village located in Belize’s Stann Creek District, known for its rural setting and close-knit community.
- 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: Sowei Target entity description: Sowei are senior female members of the Sande society in Sierra Leone and neighboring regions, known for their spiritual authority and role in guiding girls through initiation rites into womanhood.
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A.
Sowa
Sowa is an Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu, closely related to and geographically near the Apma language.
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B.
Sowams
Sowams was a principal Wampanoag village and homeland in present-day New England, historically significant as the seat of the sachem Massasoit and an early site of Native–Pilgrim interaction.
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C.
Sa’och
Sa’och is an indigenous Pearic language (and its associated ethnic group) of mainland Southeast Asia, traditionally spoken by a small community in Cambodia and nearby regions.
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D.
Sosva
Sosva is a rural locality in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, historically known as the site of a Soviet-era labor camp where Finnish communist leader Kullervo Manner died.
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E.
Sarawee
Sarawee is a small village located in Belize’s Stann Creek District, known for its rural setting and close-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sowei masks