Triple
T1340519
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kwa languages |
E28451
|
entity |
| Predicate | recognizedBy |
P653
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo
The Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo is a historical linguistic framework that organizes the Niger-Congo language family into geographic and typological groups, widely used as a reference system despite later revisions and critiques.
|
E155058
|
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: Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo | Statement: [Kwa languages, recognizedBy, Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo Context triple: [Kwa languages, recognizedBy, Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo]
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A.
Benue–Congo languages
The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
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C.
Grassfields languages
Grassfields languages are a group of closely related Southern Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of western Cameroon.
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D.
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
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E.
Central Sudanic languages
Central Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in central Africa across countries such as South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 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: Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo Triple: [Kwa languages, recognizedBy, Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo]
Generated description
The Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo is a historical linguistic framework that organizes the Niger-Congo language family into geographic and typological groups, widely used as a reference system despite later revisions and critiques.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo Target entity description: The Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo is a historical linguistic framework that organizes the Niger-Congo language family into geographic and typological groups, widely used as a reference system despite later revisions and critiques.
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A.
Benue–Congo languages
The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
-
B.
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
-
C.
Grassfields languages
Grassfields languages are a group of closely related Southern Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of western Cameroon.
-
D.
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
-
E.
Central Sudanic languages
Central Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in central Africa across countries such as South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 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_69a49854eb3481908c7d56b2e449a290 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c21490488190b4281a16c87677d1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc6305c988190830dd535726c6338 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acc91793688190a223365d50498cc7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acc9b8c86c8190bc3526b85604884d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.