Kaamatan
E853068
Kaamatan is a traditional harvest festival celebrated in Sabah, Malaysia, particularly by the Kadazan-Dusun people, to give thanks for a bountiful rice harvest through rituals, cultural performances, and communal feasting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaamatan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10268205 — 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: Kaamatan Context triple: [Kadazan-Dusun, mainFestival, Kaamatan]
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A.
Kaming
Kaming is a town in Austria that is twinned as a sister city with Queenstown, New Zealand.
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B.
Kankanay
Kankanay is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kankanaey people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the Cordillera region of Luzon.
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C.
Kutama
Kutama is a rural village in the Zvimba District of northern Zimbabwe, known primarily as the birthplace of former president Robert Mugabe.
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D.
Kudawa
Kudawa is a village in Sri Lanka that serves as a primary gateway for visitors entering the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
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E.
Kasada
Kasada is a traditional Hindu ritual and festival observed by the Tenggerese people of East Java, Indonesia, involving offerings cast into the crater of Mount Bromo.
- 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: Kaamatan Target entity description: Kaamatan is a traditional harvest festival celebrated in Sabah, Malaysia, particularly by the Kadazan-Dusun people, to give thanks for a bountiful rice harvest through rituals, cultural performances, and communal feasting.
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A.
Kaming
Kaming is a town in Austria that is twinned as a sister city with Queenstown, New Zealand.
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B.
Kankanay
Kankanay is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kankanaey people of the northern Philippines, particularly in the Cordillera region of Luzon.
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C.
Kutama
Kutama is a rural village in the Zvimba District of northern Zimbabwe, known primarily as the birthplace of former president Robert Mugabe.
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D.
Kudawa
Kudawa is a village in Sri Lanka that serves as a primary gateway for visitors entering the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
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E.
Kasada
Kasada is a traditional Hindu ritual and festival observed by the Tenggerese people of East Java, Indonesia, involving offerings cast into the crater of Mount Bromo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harvest Festival of Sabah
ⓘ
Pesta Kaamatan ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Bajau people
ⓘ
linked to:
Sama-Bajau peoples
Kadazan-Dusun people ⓘ
linked to:
Kadazan-Dusun
Murut people ⓘ Rungus people ⓘ |
| bobohizanInstanceOf | Kadazan-Dusun priestess ⓘ |
| centralBelief | rice contains the spirit Bambarayon ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culminatesOn |
30 May
ⓘ
31 May ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
affirmation of Kadazan-Dusun identity
ⓘ
preservation of indigenous rituals ⓘ promotion of Sabah cultural heritage ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
beauty pageant
ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ cultural performances ⓘ rice wine drinking ⓘ rituals ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional sports ⓘ |
| featuresDrink | rice wine (tapai or lihing) ⓘ |
| featuresFood | traditional rice dishes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasDeityOrSpirit | Bambarayon ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent | Unduk Ngadau ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist | bobohizan ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Kadazan-Dusun language
ⓘ
linked to:
Kadazan Dusun language
Malay language ⓘ
linked to:
Malay
|
| locatedIn | Sabah ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Sabah ⓘ |
| modernMainVenue |
Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) grounds
ⓘ
Penampang ⓘ |
| observedOn | May ⓘ |
| officialStatus | state-level festival in Sabah ⓘ |
| primaryCropCelebrated | rice ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn | Sabah ⓘ |
| purpose |
expression of gratitude to rice spirit
ⓘ
thanksgiving for bountiful rice harvest ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sabah state government ⓘ |
| religiousCulturalContext | indigenous beliefs of Sabah ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | post-harvest season ⓘ |
| traditionalVenue |
rice fields vicinity
ⓘ
village community space ⓘ |
| UndukNgadauHonours | Huminodun ⓘ |
| UndukNgadauInstanceOf | traditional beauty pageant ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kaamatan Description of subject: Kaamatan is a traditional harvest festival celebrated in Sabah, Malaysia, particularly by the Kadazan-Dusun people, to give thanks for a bountiful rice harvest through rituals, cultural performances, and communal feasting.
Referenced by (3)
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