Murut
E288595
The Murut are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo, primarily inhabiting the interior regions of Sabah in Malaysia and known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murut canonical | 9 |
| Okolod Murut | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2686072 — 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: Murut Context triple: [Sabah, hasEthnicGroup, Murut]
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A.
Kunama
Kunama is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily by the Kunama people in western Eritrea and adjacent parts of Ethiopia.
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B.
Naga
Naga is a city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines known as a major religious, cultural, and commercial center, particularly famed for the annual Peñafrancia Festival.
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C.
Miri
Miri refers to the Mishing people, an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Madura
Madura is an island off the northeastern coast of Java in Indonesia, known for its distinct Madurese culture and traditional bull races.
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E.
Marapu
Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
- 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: Murut Target entity description: The Murut are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo, primarily inhabiting the interior regions of Sabah in Malaysia and known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich cultural heritage.
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A.
Kunama
Kunama is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily by the Kunama people in western Eritrea and adjacent parts of Ethiopia.
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B.
Naga
Naga is a city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines known as a major religious, cultural, and commercial center, particularly famed for the annual Peñafrancia Festival.
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C.
Miri
Miri refers to the Mishing people, an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Madura
Madura is an island off the northeastern coast of Java in Indonesia, known for its distinct Madurese culture and traditional bull races.
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E.
Marapu
Marapu is the indigenous ancestral belief system of the Sumbanese people, characterized by animism, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Brunei
ⓘ
linked to:
Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal longhouse living
ⓘ
elaborate wedding rituals ⓘ harvest festivals ⓘ |
| ethnicSubdivision |
Bookan Murut
ⓘ
Lun Bawang ⓘ Tagol Murut ⓘ Timugon Murut ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borneo
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ Sabah ⓘ northern Borneo ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | interior regions of Sabah ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Sabah ⓘ |
| region |
Keningau Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Keningau
Pensiangan ⓘ Tenom ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| speaks |
Bookan Murut
ⓘ
Lun Bawang language ⓘ Murutic languages ⓘ Tagol Murut ⓘ Timugon Murut ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
rice ⓘ tapioca ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
angkang dance
ⓘ
magunatip ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | longhouse ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
hill rice farming ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
drums
ⓘ
gong ensemble ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
spirit beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalWeapon |
blowpipe
ⓘ
parang ⓘ spear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murut Description of subject: The Murut are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo, primarily inhabiting the interior regions of Sabah in Malaysia and known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich cultural heritage.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Murut