Triple
T1187845
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Bantu |
E25286
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMemberLanguage |
P7390
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tonga languages (southern Africa)
Tonga languages (southern Africa) are a group of closely related Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring regions.
|
E136469
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Tonga languages (southern Africa) | Statement: [Southern Bantu, hasMemberLanguage, Tonga languages (southern Africa)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tonga languages (southern Africa) Context triple: [Southern Bantu, hasMemberLanguage, Tonga languages (southern Africa)]
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A.
Tsonga language
The Tsonga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Africa, especially in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
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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.
Sranan Tongo
Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.
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D.
Temotu languages
Temotu languages are a small group of Oceanic languages spoken in the Temotu (Santa Cruz) Province of the southeastern Solomon Islands, notable for their unique features and relative isolation within the Austronesian family.
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E.
Northeast Coast Bantu languages
The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the eastern African coast, including varieties used in parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Tonga languages (southern Africa) Triple: [Southern Bantu, hasMemberLanguage, Tonga languages (southern Africa)]
Generated description
Tonga languages (southern Africa) are a group of closely related Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring regions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tonga languages (southern Africa) Target entity description: Tonga languages (southern Africa) are a group of closely related Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring regions.
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A.
Tsonga language
The Tsonga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Africa, especially in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
-
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.
-
C.
Sranan Tongo
Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.
-
D.
Temotu languages
Temotu languages are a small group of Oceanic languages spoken in the Temotu (Santa Cruz) Province of the southeastern Solomon Islands, notable for their unique features and relative isolation within the Austronesian family.
-
E.
Northeast Coast Bantu languages
The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the eastern African coast, including varieties used in parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ac764a5f508190a54c8f01cf0b0d11 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac76c0863c81909c68208709e4767b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac778551f88190ac041d80e41d209d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.