Bobo people
E1178666
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The Bobo people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Burkina Faso and Mali, known for their farming traditions, mask-centered rituals, and rich artistic and spiritual culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bobo people canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11796515 — 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: Bobo people Context triple: [West Africans, hasSubgroup, Bobo people]
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A.
Bozo people
The Bozo people are a West African ethnic group of traditionally semi-nomadic fishermen and boatmen living primarily along the waterways of Mali’s Inner Niger Delta.
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B.
Bonan people
The Bonan people are a small Muslim ethnic minority in China, primarily living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, known for their mixed Mongolic, Turkic, and Han heritage and their distinct Bonan language.
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C.
Mbojo people
The Mbojo people are an indigenous ethnic group from the Bima region of eastern Sumbawa in Indonesia, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and regional influence.
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D.
Baatonu people
The Baatonu people are a West African ethnic group primarily known for their historical kingdom of Borgu, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices in what is now Benin and Nigeria.
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E.
Madi people
The Madi people are an ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily living in northern Uganda and South Sudan, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Nilotic heritage.
- 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: Bobo people Target entity description: The Bobo people are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Burkina Faso and Mali, known for their farming traditions, mask-centered rituals, and rich artistic and spiritual culture.
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A.
Bozo people
The Bozo people are a West African ethnic group of traditionally semi-nomadic fishermen and boatmen living primarily along the waterways of Mali’s Inner Niger Delta.
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B.
Bonan people
The Bonan people are a small Muslim ethnic minority in China, primarily living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, known for their mixed Mongolic, Turkic, and Han heritage and their distinct Bonan language.
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C.
Mbojo people
The Mbojo people are an indigenous ethnic group from the Bima region of eastern Sumbawa in Indonesia, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and regional influence.
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D.
Baatonu people
The Baatonu people are a West African ethnic group primarily known for their historical kingdom of Borgu, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices in what is now Benin and Nigeria.
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E.
Madi people
The Madi people are an ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily living in northern Uganda and South Sudan, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Nilotic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.