Mehináku people
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The Mehináku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, traditional agriculture, and distinctive Arawakan language and material culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mehináku people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6776747 — 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: Mehináku people Context triple: [Paresí–Xingu subgroup, spokenBy, Mehináku people]
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A.
Ktunaxa people
The Ktunaxa people are an Indigenous group of North America traditionally inhabiting regions of southeastern British Columbia and adjacent areas of the United States, known for their distinct cultural traditions and unique language isolate.
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B.
Rarámuri people
The Rarámuri people, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico renowned for their traditional lifestyle and exceptional long-distance running abilities.
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C.
Tutelo people
The Tutelo people are a Native American tribe originally from the eastern United States, culturally and linguistically related to other Siouan-speaking groups.
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D.
Moxeño people
The Moxeño people are an indigenous Arawakan-speaking group of Bolivia known for their traditional communal lifestyles, rich ceremonial music and dance, and long history in the lowland regions of the country.
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E.
Enawené-Nawé people
The Enawené-Nawé people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon known for their distinctive ritual life, fishing-based economy, and relative isolation from mainstream Brazilian society.
- 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: Mehináku people Target entity description: The Mehináku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, traditional agriculture, and distinctive Arawakan language and material culture.
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A.
Ktunaxa people
The Ktunaxa people are an Indigenous group of North America traditionally inhabiting regions of southeastern British Columbia and adjacent areas of the United States, known for their distinct cultural traditions and unique language isolate.
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B.
Rarámuri people
The Rarámuri people, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico renowned for their traditional lifestyle and exceptional long-distance running abilities.
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C.
Tutelo people
The Tutelo people are a Native American tribe originally from the eastern United States, culturally and linguistically related to other Siouan-speaking groups.
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D.
Moxeño people
The Moxeño people are an indigenous Arawakan-speaking group of Bolivia known for their traditional communal lifestyles, rich ceremonial music and dance, and long history in the lowland regions of the country.
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E.
Enawené-Nawé people
The Enawené-Nawé people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon known for their distinctive ritual life, fishing-based economy, and relative isolation from mainstream Brazilian society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | shamanism ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growsCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Kalapalo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamayurá people NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex ritual life
ⓘ
distinctive material culture ⓘ traditional agriculture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Mato Grosso NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramics ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Xingu cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
collective ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual feasting ⓘ ritual wrestling ⓘ |
| region | Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicallyTo |
Kuikuro people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wauja people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous traditional religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
chief-led political structure
ⓘ
village-based community ⓘ |
| speaks | Mehináku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
inter-village trade
ⓘ
reciprocal exchange ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal longhouses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| usesRitualObject |
ritual masks
ⓘ
sacred flutes ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mehináku people Description of subject: The Mehináku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, traditional agriculture, and distinctive Arawakan language and material culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.