mak yong
E28694
Mak yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form that combines acting, singing, music, and ritual elements, historically performed in village and court settings in Malaysia and southern Thailand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mak yong canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223518 — 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: mak yong Context triple: [Malay peoples, traditionalDance, mak yong]
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Kaiyukan
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B.
Aegukga
Aegukga is the national anthem of South Korea, expressing patriotic devotion and love for the country.
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C.
MKI
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D.
Gweru
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E.
Imme Jung
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- 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: mak yong Target entity description: Mak yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form that combines acting, singing, music, and ritual elements, historically performed in village and court settings in Malaysia and southern Thailand.
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A.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
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B.
Aegukga
Aegukga is the national anthem of South Korea, expressing patriotic devotion and love for the country.
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C.
MKI
MKI is the abbreviated name for the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, a leading research center focused on the study of the universe through observational and theoretical astrophysics.
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D.
Gweru
Gweru is a central Zimbabwean city that serves as the capital of the Midlands Province and an important commercial and transportation hub.
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E.
Imme Jung
Imme Jung is best known as the wife of renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
ⓘ
traditional dance-drama ⓘ traditional performing art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
healing rituals
ⓘ
shamanistic practices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Malay court tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Kelantanese Malay heritage ⓘ |
| duration | multi-hour performance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Malay people
ⓘ
linked to:
Malay peoples
|
| genre | dance-drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clown-servant characters
ⓘ
royal characters ⓘ spirit characters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acting
ⓘ
dance ⓘ music ⓘ ritual elements ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| inscriptionOnUNESCOList | 2005 ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | rebab ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Malay folk tales
ⓘ
mythological stories ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
open-air village stage
ⓘ
palace courtyard ⓘ |
| performanceType |
improvised dialogue
ⓘ
narrative storytelling ⓘ |
| reasonForEndangerment |
decline of traditional patronage
ⓘ
religious restrictions ⓘ |
| region |
Kelantan
ⓘ
southern Thailand ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Islamic Malay beliefs ⓘ |
| requires | special training in singing and movement ⓘ |
| threatStatus | endangered performing art ⓘ |
| traditionalContext |
court performances
ⓘ
village performances ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
apprenticeship with masters
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalCast | all-female cast ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
Mak Yong character
ⓘ
Pak Yong ⓘ Peran (clown) characters ⓘ |
| UNESCOListing | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
gendang
ⓘ
gong ⓘ rebab ⓘ serunai ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Kelantanese Malay
ⓘ
linked to:
Malay
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: mak yong Description of subject: Mak yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form that combines acting, singing, music, and ritual elements, historically performed in village and court settings in Malaysia and southern Thailand.
Referenced by (2)
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