Lamalera
E924506
Lamalera is a traditional whaling village in Indonesia known for its centuries-old subsistence whale-hunting practices carried out using wooden boats and hand-thrown harpoons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamalera canonical | 1 |
| Lamalera Reta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11421218 — 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: Lamalera Context triple: [Lembata, containsSettlement, Lamalera]
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A.
Yalama
Yalama is a village and municipality located in the Khachmaz District of northeastern Azerbaijan, near the border with Russia.
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B.
Lamlash
Lamlash is a coastal village and the largest settlement on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, known for its scenic bay facing Holy Isle.
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C.
Balabag
Balabag is one of the main barangays (villages) on the island of Boracay in the Philippines, known for its central location near the island’s popular White Beach.
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D.
Hanunoo
Hanunoo is an indigenous Philippine script traditionally used by the Hanunó'o Mangyan people of Mindoro to write their Austronesian language.
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E.
Makilala
Makilala is a municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural economy and proximity to Mount Apo.
- 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: Lamalera Target entity description: Lamalera is a traditional whaling village in Indonesia known for its centuries-old subsistence whale-hunting practices carried out using wooden boats and hand-thrown harpoons.
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A.
Yalama
Yalama is a village and municipality located in the Khachmaz District of northeastern Azerbaijan, near the border with Russia.
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B.
Lamlash
Lamlash is a coastal village and the largest settlement on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, known for its scenic bay facing Holy Isle.
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C.
Balabag
Balabag is one of the main barangays (villages) on the island of Boracay in the Philippines, known for its central location near the island’s popular White Beach.
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D.
Hanunoo
Hanunoo is an indigenous Philippine script traditionally used by the Hanunó'o Mangyan people of Mindoro to write their Austronesian language.
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E.
Makilala
Makilala is a municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural economy and proximity to Mount Apo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
traditional whaling community
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Lembata Regency
ⓘ
linked to:
Lembata
|
| boatType | peledang ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| conservationDebate | discussed in context of whale conservation and indigenous rights ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | recognized nationally as important intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal sharing of whale meat
ⓘ
rituals associated with whale hunting ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of traditional ecological knowledge
ⓘ
symbol of Indonesian maritime heritage ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | whaling skills passed down generations ⓘ |
| economy |
barter and local trade of whale products
ⓘ
based on marine hunting ⓘ |
| foodSource |
other marine mammals and large fish
ⓘ
whale meat ⓘ |
| globalAttention |
featured in documentaries about traditional whaling
ⓘ
subject of ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| hasRisk | dangerous whaling work for hunters ⓘ |
| huntingMethod |
hand-thrown harpoons
ⓘ
small wooden boats ⓘ |
| infrastructure | remote coastal settlement with limited modern facilities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hand-thrown harpoon whaling
ⓘ
subsistence whale hunting ⓘ traditional whaling ⓘ use of wooden boats in whaling ⓘ |
| languageCommunity |
Lamalera people speak local Austronesian languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamaholot-speaking communities
|
| legalStatusOfWhaling | treated as traditional subsistence exception in Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Lembata Island ⓘ
linked to:
Lembata
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Savu Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
linked to:
East Nusa Tenggara
|
| religion | predominantly Catholic community ⓘ |
| resourceUse |
use of whale bones
ⓘ
use of whale oil ⓘ |
| seasonalActivity | whaling season during part of the year ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
boat-owning clans
ⓘ
division of labor in whaling crews ⓘ |
| subsistencePattern | mixed marine hunting and small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts cultural and anthropological tourism ⓘ |
| whalingTarget |
other large marine animals
ⓘ
sperm whale ⓘ |
| whalingType | subsistence whaling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamalera Description of subject: Lamalera is a traditional whaling village in Indonesia known for its centuries-old subsistence whale-hunting practices carried out using wooden boats and hand-thrown harpoons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lamalera