tonalli
E627845
Tonalli is a vital life force and animating soul component in Aztec thought, associated with a person’s destiny, energy, and the heat of the sun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tonalli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907254 — 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: tonalli Context triple: [Aztec mythology, hasConcept, tonalli]
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A.
Tozoztontli
Tozoztontli was an important Aztec spring festival dedicated to deities including Tlaloc, marked by agricultural rites and offerings to ensure rain and fertility.
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B.
Tori’untu
Tori’untu is a regional dialect of the Uma language spoken by a subset of Uma-speaking communities.
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C.
tillana
Tillana is a lively, rhythm-focused concluding piece in Indian classical dance and music, especially prominent in Bharatanatyam performances.
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D.
Togninia
Togninia is a genus of fungi known for its ascomycetous species, some of which are associated with plant diseases.
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E.
Tololing
Tololing is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, that was the site of intense fighting during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.
- 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: tonalli Target entity description: Tonalli is a vital life force and animating soul component in Aztec thought, associated with a person’s destiny, energy, and the heat of the sun.
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A.
Tozoztontli
Tozoztontli was an important Aztec spring festival dedicated to deities including Tlaloc, marked by agricultural rites and offerings to ensure rain and fertility.
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B.
Tori’untu
Tori’untu is a regional dialect of the Uma language spoken by a subset of Uma-speaking communities.
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C.
tillana
Tillana is a lively, rhythm-focused concluding piece in Indian classical dance and music, especially prominent in Bharatanatyam performances.
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D.
Togninia
Togninia is a genus of fungi known for its ascomycetous species, some of which are associated with plant diseases.
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E.
Tololing
Tololing is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, that was the site of intense fighting during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec religious concept
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Mesoamerican philosophical concept ⓘ soul component ⓘ vital force ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
birth date
ⓘ
character ⓘ courage ⓘ day sign ⓘ destiny ⓘ fate ⓘ heat ⓘ heat of the head ⓘ personal energy ⓘ strength ⓘ sun ⓘ vitality ⓘ |
| believedToResideIn |
fontanelle
ⓘ
hair ⓘ head ⓘ |
| canBeAffectedBy |
fear
ⓘ
fright ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| canBeLostThrough | sudden fright ⓘ |
| canBeStrengthenedBy |
offerings
ⓘ
rituals ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
daylight
ⓘ
solar heat ⓘ |
| consideredPartOf |
human soul
ⓘ
personhood ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| domain |
Aztec cosmology
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Aztec divination ⓘ Aztec medicine ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Nahuatl "tona" (to shine, to be warm) ⓘ |
| importantFor |
health
ⓘ
success in life ⓘ vigor ⓘ |
| influences |
behavior
ⓘ
individual destiny ⓘ social role ⓘ temperament ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
calendar sign
ⓘ
day of birth ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Aztec codices ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ihiyotl
ⓘ
yolia ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: tonalli Description of subject: Tonalli is a vital life force and animating soul component in Aztec thought, associated with a person’s destiny, energy, and the heat of the sun.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.