Triple

T15651565
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Igboid E376323 entity
Predicate hasProtoLanguage P2179 FINISHED
Object Proto-Igboid
Proto-Igboid is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Igboid languages of southeastern Nigeria are derived.
E1169706 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Proto-Igboid | Statement: [Igboid, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Igboid]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Igboid
Context triple: [Igboid, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Igboid]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Proto-Niger–Congo
    Proto-Niger–Congo is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Niger–Congo language family, from which many languages across sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have descended.
  • C. Proto-Akan
    Proto-Akan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Akan dialects and languages, including Fante, are derived.
  • D. Proto-Chadic
    Proto-Chadic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, from which languages like Dass are believed to have descended.
  • E. Proto-Goidelic
    Proto-Goidelic is the reconstructed early Celtic language stage that gave rise to the Goidelic branch, including Primitive Irish and later Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Igboid
Target entity description: Proto-Igboid is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Igboid languages of southeastern Nigeria are derived.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Proto-Niger–Congo
    Proto-Niger–Congo is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Niger–Congo language family, from which many languages across sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have descended.
  • C. Proto-Akan
    Proto-Akan is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Akan dialects and languages, including Fante, are derived.
  • D. Proto-Chadic
    Proto-Chadic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, from which languages like Dass are believed to have descended.
  • E. Proto-Goidelic
    Proto-Goidelic is the reconstructed early Celtic language stage that gave rise to the Goidelic branch, including Primitive Irish and later Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Proto-Igboid
Triple: [Igboid, hasProtoLanguage, Proto-Igboid]
Generated description
Proto-Igboid is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern Igboid languages of southeastern Nigeria are derived.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85cd1564c8190991adda63bfab4b0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e04eeed2d48190a7a8a618d90012d0 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ff67957ebc8190b187f557bd01d58d ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ff69660b6c819082dbdf06db1c8fe3 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ff68af38848190975e374b2c8c917b nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:15 a.m.