Triple
T14010471
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria |
E337063
|
entity |
| Predicate | spokenLanguagesFamily |
P1047
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Benue–Congo languages |
E54765
|
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: Benue–Congo languages | Statement: [Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria, spokenLanguagesFamily, Benue–Congo languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benue–Congo languages Context triple: [Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria, spokenLanguagesFamily, Benue–Congo languages]
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A.
Benue–Congo languages
chosen
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.
Proto–Benue–Congo language
Proto–Benue–Congo language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Benue–Congo branch of the Niger–Congo language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods.
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D.
Atlantic–Congo languages
Atlantic–Congo languages are a major branch of the Niger–Congo language family, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
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E.
Volta–Niger languages
Volta–Niger languages are a major subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family spoken primarily in southern Nigeria and neighboring parts of West Africa, including languages such as Yoruba and Igbo.
- 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: spokenLanguagesFamily Context triple: [Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria, spokenLanguagesFamily, Benue–Congo languages]
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A.
languageOfFamily
Indicates the language or languages commonly used or associated with a particular family.
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B.
languageFamily
chosen
Indicates that two or more languages belong to the same genealogical language family or linguistic lineage.
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C.
inLanguageFamily
Indicates that two languages belong to the same linguistic family or classification.
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D.
majorLanguageFamilies
Indicates that one entity is a primary or dominant language family to which the other entity (a language or group of languages) belongs.
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E.
languageFamilyAssociated
Indicates that there is an association or connection between a language and a particular language family.
- 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_69d81c645c5c8190b1fd16a285a1b78a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2ed5cfd0819085b9c860b119a9de |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe729a48288190bf24503af6522677 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69dd465dfbc4819090d8c61fd572d35f |
completed | April 13, 2026, 7:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.