Triple
T1187876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | nde |
E25287
|
entity |
| Predicate | glottologCodeFor |
P3086
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Ndebele |
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: Northern Ndebele | Statement: [nde, glottologCodeFor, Northern Ndebele]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Ndebele Context triple: [nde, glottologCodeFor, Northern Ndebele]
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A.
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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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.
Sotho
Sotho is a Bantu language of Southern Africa, primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa, where it serves as one of the country’s official languages.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: glottologCodeFor Context triple: [nde, glottologCodeFor, Northern Ndebele]
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A.
glottocode
chosen
Indicates the standardized Glottolog code that uniquely identifies the language or dialect associated with an entity.
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B.
hasGlottologName
Indicates that an entity is associated with a specific name as recorded in the Glottolog linguistic database.
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C.
hasLinguisticCode
Indicates that an entity is associated with a specific linguistic identifier or code (such as a language or script code) that characterizes its linguistic properties.
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D.
hasLinguasphereCode
Indicates that an entity is associated with a specific Linguasphere code that identifies its language or linguistic variety within the Linguasphere classification system.
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E.
hasEthnologueEntry
Indicates that there exists an entry for the subject in the Ethnologue language reference resource.
- 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_69ad36f482808190b9a999ebbdbabc2e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb5bacc481909e8dfd5215e4711a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.