Triple
T11582627
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tumbuka |
E274665
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDialects |
P4251
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Tumbuka |
E274665
|
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: Northern Tumbuka | Statement: [Tumbuka, hasDialects, Northern Tumbuka]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Tumbuka Context triple: [Tumbuka, hasDialects, Northern Tumbuka]
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A.
Tumbuka
chosen
Tumbuka is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Malawi and parts of Zambia and Tanzania.
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B.
Northwest Bantu
Northwest Bantu is a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken in parts of Central and West-Central Africa, encompassing languages such as Fang.
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C.
Mambwe people
The Mambwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and closely related cultural ties with neighboring groups such as the Fipa.
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D.
Northeast Bantu
Northeast Bantu is a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken in parts of East Africa, encompassing several closely related languages including Kerewe.
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E.
Eastern Kalanga
Eastern Kalanga is a regional variety of the Kalanga language spoken by Kalanga communities in parts of southern Africa, particularly in areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe.
- 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_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8904db5748190ae5f10ae86ccdf46 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e7142d442c8190a48372e0e17db517 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.