Triple
T12908393
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Khumalo dynasty |
E308786
|
entity |
| Predicate | language |
P15
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Ndebele language |
E4072
|
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: Northern Ndebele language | Statement: [Khumalo dynasty, language, Northern Ndebele language]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Ndebele language Context triple: [Khumalo dynasty, language, Northern Ndebele language]
-
A.
Northern Ndebele
chosen
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
-
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Tswa language
The Tswa language is a Bantu language of southern Africa, spoken mainly in Mozambique and neighboring regions, and is closely related to Xitsonga within the Tswa-Ronga group.
-
E.
Kalanga language
The Kalanga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kalanga people in parts of Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.
- 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_69d7bdf92b588190acdf2a2291ac4590 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9719d4d1c8190a2c4f362e1772a73 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a5680d748190b8453793219bda8f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:41 p.m.