Marapu
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Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marapu canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1384886 — 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: Marapu Context triple: [Sumba, religion, Marapu]
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A.
Kuanua
Kuanua is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Vangunu
Vangunu is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken on Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Karmanor
Karmanor is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as a Cretan hero or priest associated with the goddess Demeter.
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E.
Ranyah
Ranyah is a town and governorate in western Saudi Arabia known for its desert landscape and agricultural activities, particularly date farming.
- 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: Marapu Target entity description: Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
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A.
Kuanua
Kuanua is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Vangunu
Vangunu is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken on Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Karmanor
Karmanor is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as a Cretan hero or priest associated with the goddess Demeter.
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E.
Ranyah
Ranyah is a town and governorate in western Saudi Arabia known for its desert landscape and agricultural activities, particularly date farming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral belief system
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animist tradition ⓘ indigenous belief system ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
horse sacrifices
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megalithic tombs ⓘ ritual feasts ⓘ traditional Sumbanese houses ⓘ water buffalo sacrifices ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
maintenance of harmony between humans, nature, and spirits
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presence of spirits in natural objects ⓘ veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
reciprocal relationship between humans and spirits
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ritual debt to ancestors ⓘ taboos regulating everyday life ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
ancestral spirits
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guardian spirits ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
agricultural rituals
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divination practices ⓘ funerary ceremonies ⓘ house-building rituals ⓘ sacrifice rituals ⓘ |
| hasSpecialist |
ritual priest
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traditional shaman ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | pre-Islamic and pre-Christian religious tradition of Sumba ⓘ |
| influences |
Sumbanese art and architecture
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Sumbanese customary law ⓘ Sumbanese funeral customs ⓘ Sumbanese social structure ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sumbanese languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Sumbanese people ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous belief (kepercayaan) in Indonesia ⓘ |
| region | Sumba ⓘ |
| religiousType |
ancestor worship
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animism ⓘ |
| sacredObject |
ritual stones
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sacred heirloom objects ⓘ |
| sacredPlace |
ancestral villages
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megalithic grave sites ⓘ ritual altars ⓘ |
| status | minority religion in Indonesia ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| worldview |
cosmic order maintained through ritual exchange
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dualism of visible and invisible worlds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marapu Description of subject: Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.