Triple
T11773242
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kikamba-Doondo |
E279952
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAncestor |
P369
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Proto-Bantu |
E152878
|
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: Proto-Bantu | Statement: [Kikamba-Doondo, hasAncestor, Proto-Bantu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Bantu Context triple: [Kikamba-Doondo, hasAncestor, Proto-Bantu]
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A.
Proto-Bantu
chosen
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
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B.
Proto-Narrow Bantu
Proto-Narrow Bantu is a reconstructed ancestral language hypothesized to underlie the Narrow Bantu branch of the Bantu language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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C.
Proto-Niger–Congo
Proto-Niger–Congo is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Niger–Congo language family, from which many languages across sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have descended.
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D.
Bantu H languages
Bantu H languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
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E.
Bantu W languages
Bantu W languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Niger-Congo language family.
- 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_69d6ab01d2688190ad8ed6bda487eaa5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a55dfa088190a59b35d0247225e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f130cb31f48190a9357cce47a7b192 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.