Alak
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The Alak are an indigenous ethnic group of southern Laos, known for their distinct Mon-Khmer language and traditional upland farming culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alak canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22676667 — 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: Alak Context triple: [Salavan Province, hasEthnicGroup, Alak]
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A.
Alakozai
Alakozai is a Pashtun subtribe belonging to the larger Durrani tribal confederation in Afghanistan.
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B.
Aluank
Aluank is an ancient historical region and kingdom in the eastern Caucasus, known in classical sources as Caucasian Albania.
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C.
Alakay
Alakay is the birth name of Alex the Lion, the main lion character from DreamWorks' Madagascar film series.
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D.
Alaskey
Alaskey is the surname of Joe Alaskey, an American voice actor best known for portraying iconic Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
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E.
Alakaluf
Alakaluf, more commonly known as the Kawésqar, are an Indigenous seafaring people native to the fjords and channels of southern Chilean Patagonia.
- 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: Alak Target entity description: The Alak are an indigenous ethnic group of southern Laos, known for their distinct Mon-Khmer language and traditional upland farming culture.
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A.
Alakozai
Alakozai is a Pashtun subtribe belonging to the larger Durrani tribal confederation in Afghanistan.
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B.
Aluank
Aluank is an ancient historical region and kingdom in the eastern Caucasus, known in classical sources as Caucasian Albania.
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C.
Alakay
Alakay is the birth name of Alex the Lion, the main lion character from DreamWorks' Madagascar film series.
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D.
Alaskey
Alaskey is the surname of Joe Alaskey, an American voice actor best known for portraying iconic Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
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E.
Alakaluf
Alakaluf, more commonly known as the Kawésqar, are an Indigenous seafaring people native to the fjords and channels of southern Chilean Patagonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.