Triple
T1791582
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Great Zimbabwe |
E39507
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedEthnicGroup |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Shona people |
E28785
|
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: Shona people | Statement: [Great Zimbabwe, associatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shona people Context triple: [Great Zimbabwe, associatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
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A.
Mambwe people
The Mambwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and closely related cultural ties with neighboring groups such as the Fipa.
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B.
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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C.
Shona
chosen
Shona is a major Bantu language of Zimbabwe, widely spoken by the Shona people and used in education, media, and government.
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D.
Kalanga people
The Kalanga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices.
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E.
Swazi people
The Swazi people are a Bantu ethnic group native to Eswatini and neighboring regions, known for their monarchy-centered society, rich cultural traditions, and siSwati language.
- 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_69a88631854081909723959921e45c2b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa65392b2c81909bf4d619bd347f54 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf3fd6bc81908b762644fb588f0a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.