Tokomaru
E821698
Tokomaru is a traditional Māori voyaging canoe (waka) associated with the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokomaru canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9775815 — 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: Tokomaru Context triple: [Ngāpuhi, hasWaka, Tokomaru]
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A.
Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
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B.
Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
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C.
Gosamaru
Gosamaru was a prominent 15th-century Ryukyuan lord and military commander known for constructing key gusuku (castle) fortresses and playing a central role in the political unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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D.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 1944.
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E.
Akizuki
Akizuki was a Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Battle off Cape Engaño in 1944.
- 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: Tokomaru Target entity description: Tokomaru is a traditional Māori voyaging canoe (waka) associated with the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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A.
Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
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B.
Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
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C.
Gosamaru
Gosamaru was a prominent 15th-century Ryukyuan lord and military commander known for constructing key gusuku (castle) fortresses and playing a central role in the political unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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D.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 1944.
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E.
Akizuki
Akizuki was a Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Battle off Cape Engaño in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori voyaging canoe
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traditional watercraft ⓘ waka ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Māori navigation traditions
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Ngāpuhi iwi ⓘ Polynesian voyaging ⓘ
linked to:
Polynesian navigation
|
| category |
Māori watercraft
ⓘ
Polynesian canoes ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culture | Māori ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupContext |
Māori
ⓘ
Ngāpuhi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
ancestral canoe
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symbol of identity for Ngāpuhi ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage |
Māori language
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Reo Māori
|
| hasType | waka hourua ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | taonga ⓘ |
| iwiContext | Ngāpuhi ⓘ |
| languageContext |
te reo Māori
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Reo Māori
|
| locatedInCultureArea |
Aotearoa New Zealand
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linked to:
New Zealand
|
| material | wood ⓘ |
| narrativeContext |
Māori oral history
ⓘ
tribal traditions of Ngāpuhi ⓘ |
| partOf | Māori waka traditions ⓘ |
| region | Te Tai Tokerau ⓘ |
| religiousSpiritualContext | Māori cosmology ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
long-distance navigation
ⓘ
migration ⓘ ocean voyaging ⓘ |
| transportMedium |
Pacific Ocean
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coastal waters of Aotearoa ⓘ |
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: Tokomaru Description of subject: Tokomaru is a traditional Māori voyaging canoe (waka) associated with the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.