Lobi people
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The Lobi people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their distinctive mud architecture, wooden sculpture, and decentralized social organization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lobi people canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11303151 — 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: Lobi people Context triple: [Lobi language, ethnicGroup, Lobi people]
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A.
Ndowe people
The Ndowe people are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea known for their fishing traditions, maritime culture, and historical interactions with European colonizers.
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B.
Aja people
The Aja people are a West African ethnic group primarily living in southern Benin and Togo, historically influential in the formation of the Fon and Ewe peoples and known for their rich cultural traditions and role in regional kingdoms such as Allada.
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C.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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D.
Konjo people
The Konjo people are an ethnic group of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, traditionally known as seafaring and agrarian communities with distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
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E.
Urhobo people
The Urhobo people are a major ethnic group in southern Nigeria, primarily inhabiting Delta State, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and involvement in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
- 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: Lobi people Target entity description: The Lobi people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their distinctive mud architecture, wooden sculpture, and decentralized social organization.
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A.
Ndowe people
The Ndowe people are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea known for their fishing traditions, maritime culture, and historical interactions with European colonizers.
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B.
Aja people
The Aja people are a West African ethnic group primarily living in southern Benin and Togo, historically influential in the formation of the Fon and Ewe peoples and known for their rich cultural traditions and role in regional kingdoms such as Allada.
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C.
Nengone people
The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.
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D.
Konjo people
The Konjo people are an ethnic group of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, traditionally known as seafaring and agrarian communities with distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
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E.
Urhobo people
The Urhobo people are a major ethnic group in southern Nigeria, primarily inhabiting Delta State, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and involvement in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.