Cirebonese people
E206040
The Cirebonese people are an ethnic group native to the coastal city and region of Cirebon in West Java, Indonesia, known for their mixed Javanese-Sundanese cultural heritage, distinctive language, and rich traditions in batik and coastal arts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cirebonese people canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1843795 — 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: Cirebonese people Context triple: [Cirebon, ethnicGroup, Cirebonese people]
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A.
Javanese people
The Javanese people are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia, primarily inhabiting the island of Java and known for their rich cultural traditions, including classical dance, gamelan music, and a distinct language.
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B.
Tenggerese people
The Tenggerese people are an indigenous Javanese ethnic group living in the highlands around Mount Bromo in East Java, known for preserving Hindu traditions and distinctive mountain agrarian culture.
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C.
Orang Madura
Orang Madura are an ethnic group from Madura Island and surrounding areas in Indonesia, known for their distinct Madurese language, Islamic traditions, and maritime and cattle-breeding culture.
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D.
Bawean people
The Bawean people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Bawean Island in the Java Sea, known for their seafaring traditions and a culture shaped by Javanese, Madurese, Malay, and Islamic influences.
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E.
Bidayuh people
The Bidayuh people are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo, primarily residing in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich agricultural and ritual practices.
- 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: Cirebonese people Target entity description: The Cirebonese people are an ethnic group native to the coastal city and region of Cirebon in West Java, Indonesia, known for their mixed Javanese-Sundanese cultural heritage, distinctive language, and rich traditions in batik and coastal arts.
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A.
Javanese people
The Javanese people are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia, primarily inhabiting the island of Java and known for their rich cultural traditions, including classical dance, gamelan music, and a distinct language.
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B.
Tenggerese people
The Tenggerese people are an indigenous Javanese ethnic group living in the highlands around Mount Bromo in East Java, known for preserving Hindu traditions and distinctive mountain agrarian culture.
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C.
Orang Madura
Orang Madura are an ethnic group from Madura Island and surrounding areas in Indonesia, known for their distinct Madurese language, Islamic traditions, and maritime and cattle-breeding culture.
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D.
Bawean people
The Bawean people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Bawean Island in the Java Sea, known for their seafaring traditions and a culture shaped by Javanese, Madurese, Malay, and Islamic influences.
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E.
Bidayuh people
The Bidayuh people are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo, primarily residing in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich agricultural and ritual practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cirebon Sultanate
ⓘ
Keraton Kacirebonan ⓘ Keraton Kanoman ⓘ Keraton Kacirebonan ⓘ
surface form:
Keraton Kaprabonan
Keraton Kasepuhan ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Indo-Malay maritime culture
ⓘ
mixed Javanese-Sundanese heritage ⓘ |
| culture |
Javanese culture
ⓘ
Sundanese ⓘ
surface form:
Sundanese culture
coastal Javanese culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
Java
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Java
Java Sea coastal areas ⓘ West Java ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion |
Cirebon
ⓘ
surface form:
Cirebon region
north coast of Java ⓘ |
| language | Cirebonese language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Javanese language family ⓘ |
| majorCity | Cirebon ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Cirebon
ⓘ
Java ⓘ West Java ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Brebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Brebes Regency
Cirebon Regency ⓘ Indramayu Regency ⓘ Kuningan Regency ⓘ Majalengka Regency ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
Batik
ⓘ
surface form:
Cirebon batik
ceramics ⓘ coastal batik ⓘ glass painting ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
local Javanese-Sundanese syncretic practices ⓘ |
| traditionalCuisine |
docang
ⓘ
empal gentong ⓘ nasi jamblang ⓘ nasi lengko ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
Topeng Cirebon dance
ⓘ
surface form:
Cirebon mask dance
Topeng Cirebon dance ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
Gamelan
ⓘ
surface form:
Cirebon gamelan
Islamic devotional music ⓘ tarling ⓘ |
| traditionalTheatre |
Wayang
ⓘ
surface form:
wayang cepak
Wayang ⓘ
surface form:
wayang kulit Cirebon
|
| writingSystem |
Javanese script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Pegon script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cirebonese people Description of subject: The Cirebonese people are an ethnic group native to the coastal city and region of Cirebon in West Java, Indonesia, known for their mixed Javanese-Sundanese cultural heritage, distinctive language, and rich traditions in batik and coastal arts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.