Triple
T11608946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thembu |
E275332
|
entity |
| Predicate | subgroup |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Western Thembu |
E51206
|
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: Western Thembu | Statement: [Thembu, subgroup, Western Thembu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Thembu Context triple: [Thembu, subgroup, Western Thembu]
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A.
Thembu people
chosen
The Thembu people are a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group from South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, historically ruled by a royal lineage that includes figures such as Nelson Mandela.
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B.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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C.
Southern Ndebele
Southern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, known for its distinctive click sounds and cultural association with the Ndebele people.
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D.
Southern Bantu
Southern Bantu is a major branch of the Bantu language family comprising numerous closely related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of Africa.
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E.
Nguni people
The Nguni people are a group of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, known for their rich cultural traditions and historical kingdoms.
- 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_69d6aaf84b548190ac072e4fb89ae18f |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a04231d08190b8a07cd977d11ffa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e8a82381708190aa0e674603d5778a |
completed | April 22, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.