Lamalerans
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Lamalerans are an indigenous ethnic group from Lembata Island in Indonesia, renowned for their traditional subsistence whaling and seafaring culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lamalerans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11421223 — 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: Lamalerans Context triple: [Lembata, hasEthnicGroup, Lamalerans]
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A.
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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B.
Larkollen
Larkollen is a coastal village in southeastern Norway known for its beaches, holiday homes, and maritime recreation.
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C.
Lamfrom
Lamfrom is a family surname associated with individuals such as Paul Lamfrom.
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D.
Perenaar
A Perenaar is a person who originates from or is a resident of the place called Peer.
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E.
Lågen
Lågen is a major river in southeastern Norway that flows through the Gudbrandsdalen valley before joining the Mjøsa lake.
- 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: Lamalerans Target entity description: Lamalerans are an indigenous ethnic group from Lembata Island in Indonesia, renowned for their traditional subsistence whaling and seafaring culture.
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A.
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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B.
Larkollen
Larkollen is a coastal village in southeastern Norway known for its beaches, holiday homes, and maritime recreation.
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C.
Lamfrom
Lamfrom is a family surname associated with individuals such as Paul Lamfrom.
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D.
Perenaar
A Perenaar is a person who originates from or is a resident of the place called Peer.
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E.
Lågen
Lågen is a major river in southeastern Norway that flows through the Gudbrandsdalen valley before joining the Mjøsa lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| academicInterest |
studied by anthropologists
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studied by marine conservation researchers ⓘ |
| boatType | peledang ⓘ |
| conservationContext | subject of international debate on whaling and conservation ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
boat-blessing ceremonies
ⓘ
communal sharing of whale meat ⓘ rituals before whale hunts ⓘ taboos related to the sea ⓘ |
| economyType | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Indonesia ⓘ |
| huntingMethod |
hand-thrown harpoons
ⓘ
wooden rowing boats ⓘ |
| isCoastalCommunity | true ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal elements ⓘ |
| language |
Lamalera dialect of Lamaholot
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamaholot dialect cluster
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfWhaling | allowed under Indonesian law as traditional whaling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Lembata Island ⓘ
linked to:
Lembata
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainSettlement | Lamalera village ⓘ |
| mediaRepresentation |
featured in documentary reports on traditional whaling
ⓘ
featured in ethnographic films ⓘ |
| populationTrend | affected by out-migration ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
indigenous ecological knowledge
ⓘ
maritime skills ⓘ traditional whaling culture ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resourceUse | use of entire whale carcass ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| targetSpecies |
dolphin
ⓘ
manta ray ⓘ sperm whale ⓘ various large marine animals ⓘ |
| threat |
economic change
ⓘ
environmental change ⓘ religious and cultural change ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ small-scale fishing ⓘ subsistence whaling ⓘ |
| whalingSeason | May to October ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamalerans Description of subject: Lamalerans are an indigenous ethnic group from Lembata Island in Indonesia, renowned for their traditional subsistence whaling and seafaring culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.