Triple
T2277557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thembu people |
E51206
|
entity |
| Predicate | languageGroup |
P3349
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nguni languages |
E25728
|
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: Nguni languages | Statement: [Thembu people, languageGroup, Nguni languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nguni languages Context triple: [Thembu people, languageGroup, Nguni languages]
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A.
Nguni languages
chosen
The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages of southern Africa that include major tongues such as Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
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B.
Bantu languages
Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
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C.
Bantu E languages
Bantu E languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and East Africa, known for their shared grammatical and phonological features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
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D.
Bantu H languages
Bantu H languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
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E.
Southern Bantu languages
Southern Bantu languages are a major branch of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in southern Africa, including well-known languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona.
- 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_69a88b08e4308190bdac9aebcca1c91a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc1ee22988190b7fa28b0b62e8668 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea86ab4cc8190ba2203c09f72aaa6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.