Ulam tribe
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The Ulam tribe is a fictional prehistoric human clan depicted in the 1981 film "Quest for Fire," representing early humans struggling for survival and the control of fire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulam tribe canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7436249 — 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: Ulam tribe Context triple: [Quest for Fire, portraysTribe, Ulam tribe]
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A.
Korku tribe
The Korku tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and known for its distinct Korku language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
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B.
Beni Iznasen tribe
The Beni Iznasen tribe is a Berber (Amazigh) ethnic group from northeastern Morocco, known for its distinct cultural traditions and historical presence in the Rif and surrounding regions.
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C.
Kinana tribe
The Kinana tribe is an ancient Arab tribal group from which the Quraysh and its notable clan Banu Hashim trace their lineage.
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D.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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E.
Kayı tribe
The Kayı tribe was a prominent Oghuz Turkic clan traditionally regarded as the ancestral tribe of Osman I and the founding lineage of the Ottoman Empire.
- 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: Ulam tribe Target entity description: The Ulam tribe is a fictional prehistoric human clan depicted in the 1981 film "Quest for Fire," representing early humans struggling for survival and the control of fire.
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A.
Korku tribe
The Korku tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and known for its distinct Korku language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
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B.
Beni Iznasen tribe
The Beni Iznasen tribe is a Berber (Amazigh) ethnic group from northeastern Morocco, known for its distinct cultural traditions and historical presence in the Rif and surrounding regions.
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C.
Kinana tribe
The Kinana tribe is an ancient Arab tribal group from which the Quraysh and its notable clan Banu Hashim trace their lineage.
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D.
Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
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E.
Kayı tribe
The Kayı tribe was a prominent Oghuz Turkic clan traditionally regarded as the ancestral tribe of Osman I and the founding lineage of the Ottoman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional human tribe
ⓘ
film character group ⓘ prehistoric clan ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1981 film Quest for Fire
ⓘ
Quest for Fire ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adaptation to harsh environments
ⓘ
discovery and preservation of fire ⓘ human evolution ⓘ tribal conflict ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf | Quest for Fire ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork | Canada-France ⓘ |
| createdFor | cinematic narrative about early humans ⓘ |
| culturalLevelDepictedAs | early Homo sapiens or late archaic humans ⓘ |
| depictedAs | prehistoric humans ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Quest for Fire universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Quest for Fire
|
| hasEnemyTribe | Wagabu tribe ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Amoukar
ⓘ
Gaw ⓘ Naoh ⓘ |
| languageUsedInDepiction | constructed prehistoric language ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | physically robust and primitive in behavior ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | actors in makeup and prosthetics ⓘ |
| primaryResourceSought | fire ⓘ |
| socialStructureDepictedAs | small hunter-gatherer band ⓘ |
| strugglesFor |
control of fire
ⓘ
survival ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | prehistoric era ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
simple weapons
ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ |
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: Ulam tribe Description of subject: The Ulam tribe is a fictional prehistoric human clan depicted in the 1981 film "Quest for Fire," representing early humans struggling for survival and the control of fire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.