Te Kore (the realm of potential being)
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Te Kore is a foundational Māori cosmological realm representing the void of limitless potential from which all existence and creation emerge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Kore (the realm of potential being) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11155915 — 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: Te Kore (the realm of potential being) Context triple: [Tino Rangatiratanga flag, symbolizes, Te Kore (the realm of potential being)]
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A.
Teiwa
Teiwa is a Papuan language spoken on Pantar Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex verb morphology and membership in the Alor–Pantar language family.
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B.
Te Uri Taniwha
Te Uri Taniwha is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi in northern Aotearoa New Zealand.
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C.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Ngātokimatawhaorua
Ngātokimatawhaorua is a famous ceremonial Māori waka (war canoe), renowned as one of the largest ever built and a central symbol of Ngāpuhi identity and heritage.
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E.
Kaiwharawhara
Kaiwharawhara is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located on the city’s northern waterfront and known for its industrial areas, transport links, and proximity to the harbour.
- 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: Te Kore (the realm of potential being) Target entity description: Te Kore is a foundational Māori cosmological realm representing the void of limitless potential from which all existence and creation emerge.
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A.
Teiwa
Teiwa is a Papuan language spoken on Pantar Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex verb morphology and membership in the Alor–Pantar language family.
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B.
Te Uri Taniwha
Te Uri Taniwha is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi in northern Aotearoa New Zealand.
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C.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Ngātokimatawhaorua
Ngātokimatawhaorua is a famous ceremonial Māori waka (war canoe), renowned as one of the largest ever built and a central symbol of Ngāpuhi identity and heritage.
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E.
Kaiwharawhara
Kaiwharawhara is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located on the city’s northern waterfront and known for its industrial areas, transport links, and proximity to the harbour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori cosmological realm
ⓘ
cosmological concept ⓘ metaphysical state ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic void
ⓘ
nothingness ⓘ potentiality ⓘ pre-creation state ⓘ |
| category | Polynesian cosmology concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Te Ao Mārama
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Ao Māori
manifest world of light ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
origin point of creation sequence
ⓘ
reservoir of unrealised possibilities ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
primordial state before creation
ⓘ
source from which all existence emerges ⓘ |
| culture | Māori ⓘ |
| describedAs |
realm of potential being
ⓘ
the void of limitless potential ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
Māori oral tradition
ⓘ
Māori whakapapa (genealogical) narratives ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | beyond ordinary human perception ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Te Ao Mārama
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Ao Māori
Te Pō ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
absence of formed matter
ⓘ
limitless creative potential ⓘ pre-temporal condition ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
cosmological
ⓘ
metaphysical ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| influences |
Māori philosophical thought
ⓘ
Māori understandings of existence ⓘ |
| language |
te reo Māori
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Reo Māori
|
| meaning |
the nothingness
ⓘ
the void ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus |
non-material realm
ⓘ
pre-ontological condition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Māori cosmological sequence
ⓘ
Māori creation narratives ⓘ
linked to:
Māori mythology
|
| positionInCosmology |
precedes Te Ao Mārama
ⓘ
precedes Te Pō ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Te Korekore (states of nothingness) ⓘ |
| relatedRealm |
Te Ao Mārama
ⓘ
linked to:
Te Ao Māori
Te Pō ⓘ |
| tradition | Māori cosmology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Māori ritual and karakia (incantations)
ⓘ
Māori theological discourse ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
dynamic rather than static nothingness
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necessary precondition for creation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Te Kore (the realm of potential being) Description of subject: Te Kore is a foundational Māori cosmological realm representing the void of limitless potential from which all existence and creation emerge.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.