Yawalapiti people
E621350
The Yawalapiti people are an Indigenous group of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for their distinct language, rich ritual life, and participation in the interethnic cultural system of the Xingu peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yawalapiti people canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6776748 — 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: Yawalapiti people Context triple: [Paresí–Xingu subgroup, spokenBy, Yawalapiti people]
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A.
Yámana people
The Yámana people are an Indigenous group native to the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers who navigated the cold channels by canoe.
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B.
Yucuna people
The Yucuna people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon known for their Tukanoan language, complex ritual life, and traditional subsistence based on fishing, hunting, and shifting agriculture.
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C.
Yawuru people
The Yawuru people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the coastal region around Broome in Western Australia, known for their rich cultural heritage and strong contemporary role in land and sea management.
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D.
Totonaque people
The Totonaque people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily from the Gulf Coast region of Veracruz and Puebla, known for their rich pre-Hispanic cultural heritage, distinctive language, and traditional crafts.
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E.
Munduruku people
The Munduruku people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon known for their rich cultural traditions, historical warrior reputation, and ongoing struggles to defend their territories and rivers from environmental threats.
- 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: Yawalapiti people Target entity description: The Yawalapiti people are an Indigenous group of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for their distinct language, rich ritual life, and participation in the interethnic cultural system of the Xingu peoples.
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A.
Yámana people
The Yámana people are an Indigenous group native to the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers who navigated the cold channels by canoe.
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B.
Yucuna people
The Yucuna people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon known for their Tukanoan language, complex ritual life, and traditional subsistence based on fishing, hunting, and shifting agriculture.
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C.
Yawuru people
The Yawuru people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the coastal region around Broome in Western Australia, known for their rich cultural heritage and strong contemporary role in land and sea management.
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D.
Totonaque people
The Totonaque people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily from the Gulf Coast region of Veracruz and Puebla, known for their rich pre-Hispanic cultural heritage, distinctive language, and traditional crafts.
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E.
Munduruku people
The Munduruku people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon known for their rich cultural traditions, historical warrior reputation, and ongoing struggles to defend their territories and rivers from environmental threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| centralStructure | men's house ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Upper Xingu cultural system
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Xingu region
|
| culturalPreservation | efforts to maintain language and rituals ⓘ |
| culturalTraits |
body painting
ⓘ
collective wrestling ⓘ feather ornamentation ⓘ ritual singing ⓘ sacred flutes ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Arawakan peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Arawak
|
| interethnicRelations | intensive ritual exchange with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship terminology ⓘ |
| language | Yawalapiti language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamy within Upper Xingu system ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Aweti people
ⓘ
Kalapalo people ⓘ Kamayurá people ⓘ Kuikuro people ⓘ Mehinaku people ⓘ Trumai people ⓘ Wauja people ⓘ |
| notableRitual | Kuarup funerary ritual ⓘ |
| partOf | Xingu peoples ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population size ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (FUNAI) ⓘ |
| religion |
shamanism
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualLife | elaborate ritual cycle ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based community ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in Xingu region
ⓘ
encroachment by non-Indigenous settlers ⓘ environmental degradation of Xingu River basin ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yawalapiti people Description of subject: The Yawalapiti people are an Indigenous group of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for their distinct language, rich ritual life, and participation in the interethnic cultural system of the Xingu peoples.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.