Triple
T18844455
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zulu nation |
E460881
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnolinguisticGroup |
P3349
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nguni |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Nguni | Statement: [Zulu nation, ethnolinguisticGroup, Nguni]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nguni Context triple: [Zulu nation, ethnolinguisticGroup, Nguni]
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A.
Nguni
chosen
Nguni refers to a group of closely related Bantu-speaking peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, who share linguistic and cultural ties.
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B.
Baluba
The Baluba are a major Bantu-speaking ethnic group from the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, historically influential through the Luba Kingdom and known for rich artistic and political traditions.
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C.
Gaza Nguni
Gaza Nguni was a powerful Nguni-speaking kingdom in southeastern Africa that emerged during the Mfecane upheavals and became a dominant regional force in the 19th century.
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D.
Thembu
The Thembu are a Xhosa-speaking South African ethnic group historically known as one of the prominent chiefdoms in the Eastern Cape region.
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E.
Ndonga
Ndonga is a major Bantu language variety spoken primarily in northern Namibia and southern Angola, often used in education, media, and religious contexts.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8dcfa11e4819090ab1ef5bdcd2b2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5b8ed944c81908592f0c34e5727a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.