Houngans
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Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Houngans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12168752 — 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: Houngans Context triple: [Damballa, veneratedBy, Houngans]
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A.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
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B.
Mazu
Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.
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C.
Banlam people
The Banlam people, also known as Hoklo, are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian whose language and culture have significantly influenced communities across Southeast Asia and beyond.
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D.
Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people
The Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the coastal and island regions of Western Australia’s Pilbara, with deep cultural, spiritual, and historical connections to that country.
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E.
Gongnie
Gongnie was the personal name of King You of Zhou, the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
- 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: Houngans Target entity description: Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
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A.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
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B.
Mazu
Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.
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C.
Banlam people
The Banlam people, also known as Hoklo, are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian whose language and culture have significantly influenced communities across Southeast Asia and beyond.
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D.
Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people
The Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the coastal and island regions of Western Australia’s Pilbara, with deep cultural, spiritual, and historical connections to that country.
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E.
Gongnie
Gongnie was the personal name of King You of Zhou, the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.