Bunjil and Waa
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Bunjil and Waa are the two ancestral totemic moieties of the Wurundjeri people, represented by the wedge-tailed eagle (Bunjil) and the crow (Waa), which structure social identity, kinship, and cultural responsibilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bunjil and Waa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6850102 — 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: Bunjil and Waa Context triple: [Wurundjeri people, moietySystem, Bunjil and Waa]
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A.
Wakema
Wakema is a town in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region, known as the birthplace of former Burmese Prime Minister U Nu.
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B.
Linbaba
Linbaba is the protagonist and narrator of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram," an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay.
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C.
Bilbul
Bilbul is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near Griffith in the Riverina region and known for its agricultural production.
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D.
Timbaki
Timbaki is a small coastal town in southern Crete, Greece, known for its agricultural production and proximity to archaeological sites such as Phaistos.
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E.
Kisha
"Kisha" is a track from Lil Wayne’s debut studio album "Tha Block Is Hot," showcasing his early Southern hip-hop style.
- 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: Bunjil and Waa Target entity description: Bunjil and Waa are the two ancestral totemic moieties of the Wurundjeri people, represented by the wedge-tailed eagle (Bunjil) and the crow (Waa), which structure social identity, kinship, and cultural responsibilities.
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A.
Wakema
Wakema is a town in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region, known as the birthplace of former Burmese Prime Minister U Nu.
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B.
Linbaba
Linbaba is the protagonist and narrator of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram," an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay.
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C.
Bilbul
Bilbul is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near Griffith in the Riverina region and known for its agricultural production.
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D.
Timbaki
Timbaki is a small coastal town in southern Crete, Greece, known for its agricultural production and proximity to archaeological sites such as Phaistos.
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E.
Kisha
"Kisha" is a track from Lil Wayne’s debut studio album "Tha Block Is Hot," showcasing his early Southern hip-hop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral being
ⓘ
ancestral totemic moieties ⓘ social division system ⓘ totemic moiety ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
ceremonial roles among Wurundjeri people
ⓘ
clan relationships among Wurundjeri people ⓘ marriage rules among Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bunjil moiety
ⓘ
linked to:
Bunjil
Waa moiety ⓘ Wurundjeri cosmology ⓘ Wurundjeri cosmology ⓘ Wurundjeri people ⓘ Wurundjeri people ⓘ Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bunjil moiety
ⓘ
Waa moiety ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Kulin nations
ⓘ
linked to:
Kulin peoples
|
| hasCulturalSignificance |
ancestral identity of certain Wurundjeri lineages
ⓘ
ancestral identity of certain Wurundjeri lineages ⓘ identity of Wurundjeri clans ⓘ intergenerational knowledge transfer ⓘ maintenance of customary law ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Central Victoria
ⓘ
area around present-day Melbourne ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
creation narratives of Kulin nations
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marriage regulations of Wurundjeri people ⓘ marriage regulations of Wurundjeri people ⓘ structuring Wurundjeri kinship ⓘ structuring Wurundjeri kinship ⓘ |
| influences |
cultural responsibilities of Wurundjeri people
ⓘ
kinship of Wurundjeri people ⓘ social identity of Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bunjil and Waa
ⓘ
Bunjil and Waa ⓘ Wurundjeri cultural system ⓘ
linked to:
Wurundjeri Country
|
| relatedTo |
Australian Aboriginal moiety systems
ⓘ
Wurundjeri Dreaming narratives ⓘ totemic kinship systems ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Bunjil
ⓘ
Waa ⓘ |
| symbolisedBy |
crow
ⓘ
crow ⓘ wedge-tailed eagle ⓘ wedge-tailed eagle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining kin obligations among Wurundjeri people
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structuring social organisation of Wurundjeri people ⓘ transmitting cultural law among Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bunjil and Waa Description of subject: Bunjil and Waa are the two ancestral totemic moieties of the Wurundjeri people, represented by the wedge-tailed eagle (Bunjil) and the crow (Waa), which structure social identity, kinship, and cultural responsibilities.
Referenced by (3)
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