Mocama
E949916
Mocama were a coastal Timucua-speaking Indigenous people who inhabited the northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia shoreline at the time of European contact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mocama canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11810110 — 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: Mocama Context triple: [Timucua, neighboringGroup, Mocama]
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A.
Makushi
The Makushi are an Indigenous people of the Guiana Shield region, primarily living in southern Guyana and northern Brazil, known for their traditional subsistence farming, rich oral traditions, and close relationship with the rainforest environment.
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B.
Pacasmayo
Pacasmayo is a coastal city in northern Peru known for its long pier, surfing beaches, and colonial-era architecture.
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C.
Jucuna
Jucuna is an alternative name for the Yucuna language, an indigenous Arawakan language spoken in the Amazon region of Colombia.
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D.
Guana
Guana is a dialect of the Terena language spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of South America.
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E.
Guahibo
The Guahibo are an Indigenous people of the Llanos region in Colombia and Venezuela, known for their traditionally semi-nomadic lifestyle, distinct language, and deep connection to the Orinoco River basin.
- 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: Mocama Target entity description: Mocama were a coastal Timucua-speaking Indigenous people who inhabited the northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia shoreline at the time of European contact.
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A.
Makushi
The Makushi are an Indigenous people of the Guiana Shield region, primarily living in southern Guyana and northern Brazil, known for their traditional subsistence farming, rich oral traditions, and close relationship with the rainforest environment.
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B.
Pacasmayo
Pacasmayo is a coastal city in northern Peru known for its long pier, surfing beaches, and colonial-era architecture.
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C.
Jucuna
Jucuna is an alternative name for the Yucuna language, an indigenous Arawakan language spoken in the Amazon region of Colombia.
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D.
Guana
Guana is a dialect of the Terena language spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of South America.
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E.
Guahibo
The Guahibo are an Indigenous people of the Llanos region in Colombia and Venezuela, known for their traditionally semi-nomadic lifestyle, distinct language, and deep connection to the Orinoco River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Timucua people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Old World diseases
ⓘ
Spanish colonization ⓘ missionization by Spanish Franciscans ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
St. Johns culture (late prehistoric and contact period)
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Johns archaeological culture
|
| coast | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States (present-day)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalRegion |
La Florida (Spanish colonial term)
ⓘ
linked to:
La Florida
|
| cultureArea | Mississippian-influenced chiefdoms ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
French Huguenot accounts
ⓘ
Spanish colonial records ⓘ |
| encounteredBy |
French explorers
ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Timucua ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Timucua-speaking peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Timucua
|
| hasSettlementType |
towns
ⓘ
villages ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely disappeared as a distinct group by 18th century ⓘ |
| language | Mocama dialect of Timucua ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Timucua language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coast of North America
ⓘ
Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ northeastern Florida ⓘ southeastern Georgia ⓘ |
| modernDescendants | likely absorbed into other Indigenous and colonial populations ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “sea” or “ocean” in Timucua (commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Guale
ⓘ
Yamasee (later period) ⓘ
linked to:
Yamasee
other Timucua groups ⓘ |
| notableSettlement |
Saturiwa territory (near mouth of St. Johns River)
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Johns River watershed
|
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
Timucua ⓘ |
| populationTrend | sharp decline after European contact ⓘ |
| regionToday |
coastal northeast Florida
ⓘ
coastal southeast Georgia ⓘ |
| religion | Indigenous religion of the Timucua ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Altamaha River region
ⓘ
linked to:
Altamaha River basin
St. Johns River ⓘ St. Marys River ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| timeOfEuropeanContact | 16th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mocama Description of subject: Mocama were a coastal Timucua-speaking Indigenous people who inhabited the northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia shoreline at the time of European contact.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.