Triple
T1187856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Bantu |
E25286
|
entity |
| Predicate | closelyRelatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eastern Bantu
Eastern Bantu is a major subgroup of the Bantu languages spoken primarily in eastern and parts of central and southern Africa, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
|
E152879
|
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: Eastern Bantu | Statement: [Southern Bantu, closelyRelatedTo, Eastern Bantu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Bantu Context triple: [Southern Bantu, closelyRelatedTo, Eastern Bantu]
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A.
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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B.
Ndebele people
The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
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C.
Narrow Bantu
Narrow Bantu refers to the core group of Bantu languages that share a closer common ancestry and more specific linguistic features within the broader Bantu family.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Eastern Bantu Triple: [Southern Bantu, closelyRelatedTo, Eastern Bantu]
Generated description
Eastern Bantu is a major subgroup of the Bantu languages spoken primarily in eastern and parts of central and southern Africa, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Bantu Target entity description: Eastern Bantu is a major subgroup of the Bantu languages spoken primarily in eastern and parts of central and southern Africa, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
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A.
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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B.
Ndebele people
The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
-
C.
Narrow Bantu
Narrow Bantu refers to the core group of Bantu languages that share a closer common ancestry and more specific linguistic features within the broader Bantu family.
-
D.
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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E.
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.
- 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_69acbf15b1e08190a9c75bc7bc467197 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acbfa308148190a27f5433abcb2a18 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acc0912bf481909bd27111b4daaa0b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.