Sama Kota Belud
E700468
Sama Kota Belud is a subgroup of the West Coast Bajau people of Sabah, Malaysia, known for their distinct Sama-Bajau language variety and coastal cultural traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bajau Kota Belud | 1 |
| Kota Belud Bajau | 1 |
| Sama Kota Belud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7901294 — 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: Sama Kota Belud Context triple: [West Coast Bajau, alternativeName, Sama Kota Belud]
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A.
Tawau
Tawau is a coastal town and major economic hub in southeastern Sabah, Malaysia, known for its port, agriculture, and proximity to Indonesia.
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B.
Labuan
Labuan is a federal territory of Malaysia comprising a main island and several smaller ones, known as an offshore financial center and duty-free port off the coast of Borneo.
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C.
Labuan
Labuan is a coastal town in Banten, western Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway to nearby natural attractions and marine tourism areas.
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D.
Tenggarong
Tenggarong is a town in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, that serves as the capital of Kutai Kartanegara Regency and a cultural center of the historic Kutai region.
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E.
Lahad Datu
Lahad Datu is a coastal town and district on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia, known as a gateway to nearby rainforest reserves and wildlife-rich conservation areas.
- 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: Sama Kota Belud Target entity description: Sama Kota Belud is a subgroup of the West Coast Bajau people of Sabah, Malaysia, known for their distinct Sama-Bajau language variety and coastal cultural traditions.
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A.
Tawau
Tawau is a coastal town and major economic hub in southeastern Sabah, Malaysia, known for its port, agriculture, and proximity to Indonesia.
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B.
Labuan
Labuan is a federal territory of Malaysia comprising a main island and several smaller ones, known as an offshore financial center and duty-free port off the coast of Borneo.
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C.
Labuan
Labuan is a coastal town in Banten, western Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway to nearby natural attractions and marine tourism areas.
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D.
Tenggarong
Tenggarong is a town in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, that serves as the capital of Kutai Kartanegara Regency and a cultural center of the historic Kutai region.
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E.
Lahad Datu
Lahad Datu is a coastal town and district on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia, known as a gateway to nearby rainforest reserves and wildlife-rich conservation areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bajau subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kota Belud district
ⓘ
linked to:
Kota Belud
West Coast Bajau identity ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
State of Sabah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sabah
|
| culturalTradition |
boat-related practices
ⓘ
coastal maritime traditions ⓘ fishing-based livelihood ⓘ |
| ethnicCategory | indigenous Austronesian people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Sabah ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Bajau
ⓘ
linked to:
Sama-Bajau peoples
Sama ⓘ |
| geographicSetting | coastal areas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
oral traditions
ⓘ
sea-oriented lifestyle ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| hasDistinct | Sama-Bajau language variety ⓘ |
| language | Sama Kota Belud variety ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Sama-Bajau languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kota Belud
ⓘ
West Coast Division, Sabah ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast Division of Sabah
|
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of Sabah
ⓘ
linked to:
Kadazan-Dusun
|
| region | West Coast of Sabah ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Sama-Bajau peoples
ⓘ
West Coast Bajau ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sama Kota Belud Description of subject: Sama Kota Belud is a subgroup of the West Coast Bajau people of Sabah, Malaysia, known for their distinct Sama-Bajau language variety and coastal cultural traditions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sama Kota Belud
linked to: Sama Kota Belud