bobohizan
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A bobohizan is a traditional Kadazan-Dusun priestess and ritual specialist who leads spiritual ceremonies, healing rites, and agricultural festivals in Sabah, Malaysia.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10268211 — 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: bobohizan Context triple: [Kadazan-Dusun, traditionalHealer, bobohizan]
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BOH
BOH is the three-letter IATA airport code for Bournemouth Airport in southern England.
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BO
BO is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Bolivia in international standards and systems.
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BOB
BOB is the standard abbreviation used for the Bobrov Division, a designated administrative or organizational unit.
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Bo
Bo was the Portuguese Water Dog who served as one of the Obama family's beloved First Pets during Barack Obama's presidency.
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Bo
Bo is the widely used nickname of Bo Jackson, the legendary American multi-sport athlete who excelled in both professional baseball and football.
- 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: bobohizan Target entity description: A bobohizan is a traditional Kadazan-Dusun priestess and ritual specialist who leads spiritual ceremonies, healing rites, and agricultural festivals in Sabah, Malaysia.
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BOH
BOH is the three-letter IATA airport code for Bournemouth Airport in southern England.
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B.
BO
BO is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Bolivia in international standards and systems.
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BOB
BOB is the standard abbreviation used for the Bobrov Division, a designated administrative or organizational unit.
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Bo
Bo was an extinct indigenous language of the Great Andamanese people, once spoken in the Andaman Islands of India.
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Bo
Bo is the widely known nickname of legendary American college football coach Bo Schembechler, famed for his long tenure at the University of Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
priestess
ⓘ
ritual specialist ⓘ shamanic practitioner ⓘ traditional religious specialist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
harvest festival
ⓘ
paddy fields ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| ceremonialTools |
ritual beads
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ritual offerings ⓘ traditional costume ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culture | Kadazan-Dusun ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kadazan-Dusun people
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linked to:
Kadazan-Dusun
|
| function |
ensurer of agricultural fertility
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mediator between humans and spirits ⓘ protector of community well-being ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Kadazan-Dusun intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Islamic religious role in Sabah ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
herbal medicine
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ritual chants ⓘ spirit world ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Kadazan-Dusun language
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linked to:
Kadazan Dusun language
|
| leads |
agricultural festivals
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healing rites ⓘ spiritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| performs |
divination rituals
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harvest rituals ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ thanksgiving ceremonies ⓘ |
| region | Sabah ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | non-Islamic indigenous practitioner ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Kadazan-Dusun indigenous religion ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of tradition
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healer ⓘ ritual leader ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| selection | often chosen through signs or visions ⓘ |
| socialStatus | respected elder ⓘ |
| threats |
decline due to modernization
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decline due to religious conversion ⓘ |
| training | apprenticeship under senior bobohizan ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bobohizan Description of subject: A bobohizan is a traditional Kadazan-Dusun priestess and ritual specialist who leads spiritual ceremonies, healing rites, and agricultural festivals in Sabah, Malaysia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: bobohizan