Matawai Maroons
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The Matawai Maroons are a Maroon community in Suriname descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, language, and traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matawai Maroons canonical | 8 |
| Maroons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6548294 — 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: Matawai Maroons Context triple: [Ndyuka Maroons, relatedEthnicGroup, Matawai Maroons]
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A.
Saramaccan Maroons
The Saramaccan Maroons are a community of descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname, known for their distinct Afro-creole culture, autonomy, and preservation of unique linguistic and spiritual traditions.
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B.
Ndyuka Maroons
The Ndyuka Maroons are a community of descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname and French Guiana, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, history of resistance, and preservation of unique linguistic and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Jamaican Maroons
The Jamaican Maroons are descendants of formerly enslaved Africans in Jamaica who escaped, formed independent communities in the island’s interior, and became known for their resistance to British colonial rule and preservation of African-derived cultural traditions.
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D.
Maroons
The Maroons are the athletic teams representing the University of Chicago in intercollegiate sports.
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E.
Maroons
The Maroons are Queensland's representative rugby league team, best known for competing against New South Wales in Australia's annual State of Origin series.
- 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: Matawai Maroons Target entity description: The Matawai Maroons are a Maroon community in Suriname descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, language, and traditions.
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A.
Saramaccan Maroons
The Saramaccan Maroons are a community of descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname, known for their distinct Afro-creole culture, autonomy, and preservation of unique linguistic and spiritual traditions.
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B.
Ndyuka Maroons
The Ndyuka Maroons are a community of descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname and French Guiana, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, history of resistance, and preservation of unique linguistic and spiritual traditions.
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C.
Jamaican Maroons
The Jamaican Maroons are descendants of formerly enslaved Africans in Jamaica who escaped, formed independent communities in the island’s interior, and became known for their resistance to British colonial rule and preservation of African-derived cultural traditions.
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D.
Maroons
The Maroons are the athletic teams representing the University of Chicago in intercollegiate sports.
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E.
Maroons
The Maroons are Queensland's representative rugby league team, best known for competing against New South Wales in Australia's annual State of Origin series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Surinamese people
ⓘ
Maroons ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Suriname ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
Matawai music
ⓘ
Matawai oral literature ⓘ Matawai textile arts ⓘ Matawai woodcarving ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Afro-Surinamese culture ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct Maroon identity in Suriname ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the smaller Maroon groups in Suriname ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Paramaribo
ⓘ
urban areas of Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Maroon people of Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Aluku Maroons
ⓘ
linked to:
Aluku
Kwinti Maroons ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons ⓘ Paramaka Maroons ⓘ Saramaka Maroons ⓘ
linked to:
Saramaccan Maroons
|
| historicalActivity | resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | escaped African slaves ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFormation | 18th century ⓘ |
| language | Matawai language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Creole language
ⓘ
English-based creole ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized tribal group in Suriname ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
interior of Suriname
ⓘ
upper Saramacca River region ⓘ |
| originRegion | West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Maroon communities in Suriname ⓘ |
| populationGroupOf | Suriname ⓘ |
| region | Sipaliwini District ⓘ |
| relatedLanguage |
Ndyuka language
ⓘ
Saramaccan language ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Surinamese traditional religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Afro-Surinamese folk religion
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
captains
ⓘ
granman ⓘ |
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Subject: Matawai Maroons Description of subject: The Matawai Maroons are a Maroon community in Suriname descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, language, and traditions.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Matawai Maroons