Triple
T1187711
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bantu languages |
E25285
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bantu family |
E25285
|
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: Bantu family | Statement: [Bantu languages, alsoKnownAs, Bantu family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bantu family Context triple: [Bantu languages, alsoKnownAs, Bantu family]
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A.
Bantu languages
chosen
Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
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B.
Nguni languages
The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages of southern Africa that include major tongues such as Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
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C.
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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D.
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
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E.
Benue–Congo languages
The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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_69a49427d98881908646d6c63b8cea1e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd568cf481908d10cf19a3ce28f3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acbadb9758819097fd03d59ad95367 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.