Triple
T1187872
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | nde |
E25287
|
entity |
| Predicate | macrolanguageGroup |
P23734
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ndebele languages |
E4072
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ndebele languages | Statement: [nde, macrolanguageGroup, Ndebele languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ndebele languages Context triple: [nde, macrolanguageGroup, Ndebele languages]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Northern Ndebele
chosen
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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D.
Sotho–Tswana languages
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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E.
Southern Bantu languages
Southern Bantu languages are a major branch of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in southern Africa, including well-known languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: macrolanguageGroup Context triple: [nde, macrolanguageGroup, Ndebele languages]
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A.
macrolanguageMemberOf
Indicates that a language variety is classified as a member of a larger macrolanguage grouping.
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B.
macrolanguageOf
chosen
Indicates that one language functions as a macrolanguage encompassing or grouping together one or more related individual languages.
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C.
macrolanguage
Indicates that a language is classified as a macrolanguage encompassing multiple closely related individual languages or varieties.
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D.
ISO639Macrolanguage
Indicates that a language variety is part of a broader ISO 639-defined macrolanguage grouping that encompasses multiple closely related individual languages.
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E.
hasLanguageGroup
Indicates that an entity belongs to, is associated with, or is categorized under a particular language group.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb5bacc481909e8dfd5215e4711a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.