Triple
T1187847
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Bantu |
E25286
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubgroup |
P747
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sotho–Tswana languages |
E135837
|
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: Sotho–Tswana languages | Statement: [Southern Bantu, hasSubgroup, Sotho–Tswana languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sotho–Tswana languages Context triple: [Southern Bantu, hasSubgroup, Sotho–Tswana languages]
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A.
Sotho–Tswana languages
chosen
The Sotho–Tswana languages are a closely related group of Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in South Africa, Lesotho, and Botswana, including Sesotho, Setswana, and Sepedi.
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B.
Setswana
Setswana is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Botswana and parts of South Africa, known for being one of the region’s major indigenous languages.
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C.
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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D.
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
Northern Sotho (Sepedi) is a Bantu language of South Africa, recognized as one of the country’s official languages and widely spoken in the northern regions, especially in Limpopo and parts of Gauteng.
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E.
Tswa–Ronga languages
The Tswa–Ronga languages are a closely related group of Bantu languages spoken primarily in southern Africa, including varieties such as Tsonga and Ronga.
- 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_69ad293648d08190a1c15fe677aa7b8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.