Sirionó people
E150560
The Sirionó people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian lowlands, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sirionó people canonical | 12 |
| Sirionó Indigenous people | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1241412 — 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: Sirionó people Context triple: [Beni, hasIndigenousGroup, Sirionó people]
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A.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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B.
Damara people
The Damara people are an indigenous ethnic group of Namibia known for their distinct Khoe language, rich oral traditions, and historical role as pastoralists and miners in the region.
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C.
Poganuc People
Poganuc People is a semi-autobiographical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays small-town New England life and religious culture in the early 19th century.
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D.
Quiripi people
The Quiripi people were an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous group of southern New England, historically inhabiting parts of present-day Connecticut and neighboring areas.
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E.
Dimasa people
The Dimasa people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic community of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical Dimasa kingdom.
- 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: Sirionó people Target entity description: The Sirionó people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian lowlands, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
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A.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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B.
Damara people
The Damara people are an indigenous ethnic group of Namibia known for their distinct Khoe language, rich oral traditions, and historical role as pastoralists and miners in the region.
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C.
Poganuc People
Poganuc People is a semi-autobiographical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays small-town New England life and religious culture in the early 19th century.
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D.
Quiripi people
The Quiripi people were an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous group of southern New England, historically inhabiting parts of present-day Connecticut and neighboring areas.
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E.
Dimasa people
The Dimasa people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic community of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical Dimasa kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
diseases introduced after European contact ⓘ land encroachment ⓘ missionization ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal sharing of food
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| currentChallenges |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
language endangerment ⓘ loss of traditional territory ⓘ |
| documentedBy | anthropologist Allan R. Holmberg ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Mbia Chee ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym |
Mbya Sirionó
ⓘ
Sirionó ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationTrend | population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| language | Sirionó language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tupian languages
ⓘ
Tupí-Guaraní languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tupi–Guaraní
|
| notableStudy | Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Xingu peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Gran Chaco region ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Bolivia ⓘ |
| region | Bolivian lowlands ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Guaraní people
ⓘ
linked to:
Guarani peoples
Yuqui people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
egalitarian social structure
ⓘ
small kin-based bands ⓘ |
| subjectOf | anthropological debates on cultural evolutionism ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
foraging ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale horticulture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalMobilityPattern | seasonal migration ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryType |
savanna
ⓘ
tropical forest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sirionó people Description of subject: The Sirionó people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian lowlands, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
anthropologist Allan R. Holmberg
subject linked to:
Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow"
linked to: Sirionó people