Ese Ejja people
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The Ese Ejja people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, traditionally living along rivers in Bolivia and Peru with a culture centered on fishing, hunting, and forest-based subsistence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ese Ejja people canonical | 5 |
| Esse Ejja people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5771604 — 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: Ese Ejja people Context triple: [Bolivian Amazon, inhabitedBy, Ese Ejja people]
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A.
Eggon people
The Eggon people are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their distinct language, farming traditions, and presence in Nasarawa State within the country’s Middle Belt region.
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B.
Ngaju people
The Ngaju people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their rich river-based culture, traditional longhouses, and elaborate secondary burial rituals.
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C.
Bisio people
The Bisio people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily found in Equatorial Guinea and neighboring regions, culturally related to other coastal groups such as the Ndowe.
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D.
Kunama people
The Kunama people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Horn of Africa, known for their distinct Nilo-Saharan language and traditional agro-pastoral lifestyle.
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E.
Agta people
The Agta people are an indigenous, semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer group of the Philippines, traditionally inhabiting forested and coastal areas of Luzon.
- 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: Ese Ejja people Target entity description: The Ese Ejja people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, traditionally living along rivers in Bolivia and Peru with a culture centered on fishing, hunting, and forest-based subsistence.
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A.
Eggon people
The Eggon people are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their distinct language, farming traditions, and presence in Nasarawa State within the country’s Middle Belt region.
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B.
Ngaju people
The Ngaju people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their rich river-based culture, traditional longhouses, and elaborate secondary burial rituals.
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C.
Bisio people
The Bisio people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily found in Equatorial Guinea and neighboring regions, culturally related to other coastal groups such as the Ndowe.
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D.
Kunama people
The Kunama people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Horn of Africa, known for their distinct Nilo-Saharan language and traditional agro-pastoral lifestyle.
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E.
Agta people
The Agta people are an indigenous, semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer group of the Philippines, traditionally inhabiting forested and coastal areas of Luzon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ language ⓘ |
| autonym |
Ese Eja
ⓘ
linked to:
Ese Ejja
|
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology |
forest spirits
ⓘ
river spirits ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus |
indigenous minority in Bolivia
ⓘ
indigenous minority in Peru ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Amazonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon Basin
|
| diet |
forest fruits
ⓘ
game meat ⓘ manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ river fish ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
myths
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ |
| language | Ese Ejja language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tacanan languages ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-sedentary ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
forest product gathering
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Bolivia
ⓘ
indigenous people of Peru ⓘ |
| region | western Amazon ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| riverineSettlement |
Beni River
ⓘ
Madre de Dios River ⓘ Tambopata River ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | extended family groups ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
resource extraction projects ⓘ river pollution ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | riverine environments ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stilt houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ese Ejja people Description of subject: The Ese Ejja people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, traditionally living along rivers in Bolivia and Peru with a culture centered on fishing, hunting, and forest-based subsistence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.