Triple
T11207330
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colin Turnbull |
E265204
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnographicFocus |
P18968
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mbuti people |
E571652
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mbuti people | Statement: [Colin Turnbull, ethnographicFocus, Mbuti people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mbuti people Context triple: [Colin Turnbull, ethnographicFocus, Mbuti people]
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A.
Mbuti
chosen
The Mbuti are an Indigenous pygmy people of the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and rich forest-centered culture.
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B.
Konongo people
The Konongo people are an ethnic group of Tanzania known for their distinct language and cultural traditions rooted in the Rukwa Valley region.
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C.
Luba-Kasai people
The Luba-Kasai people are a Bantu ethnic group from the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their rich cultural traditions, political history, and use of the Tshiluba language.
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D.
Benga people
The Benga people are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of Central Africa, traditionally living on islands and shores around the Gulf of Guinea, especially in present-day Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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E.
Ovimbundu people
The Ovimbundu people are the largest ethnic group in Angola, traditionally agriculturalists and traders concentrated in the country’s central highlands, with a distinct culture and social organization.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aac59460819089b9848b27f57848 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e8d4eef88190a7f05bca82d919b9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a52daf1c81909c586e470a998073 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:30 p.m.