Triple
T2254218
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph Greenberg |
E49682
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entity |
| Predicate | proposed |
P32
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FINISHED |
| Object | Nilo-Saharan language family |
E8870
|
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: Nilo-Saharan language family | Statement: [Joseph Greenberg, proposed, Nilo-Saharan language family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nilo-Saharan language family Context triple: [Joseph Greenberg, proposed, Nilo-Saharan language family]
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A.
Nilo-Saharan languages
chosen
Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern 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.
Nubian languages
The Nubian languages are a group of closely related Eastern Sudanic languages spoken primarily along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, known for their ancient literary history and modern use among Nubian communities.
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D.
Chadic languages
The Chadic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily around Lake Chad in countries such as Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, and include major languages like Hausa.
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E.
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.
- 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_69a88aaa9250819095e127d0d77e8a32 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc12029548190af9f2cdd7a4de2d6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af5cc87e3c8190832d6812a4282ed7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.