Triple

T2358268
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mombasa E47207 entity
Predicate ethnicGroup P194 FINISHED
Object Swahili people
The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group native to the East African coast, historically known as maritime traders and cultural intermediaries blending African, Arab, and Persian influences.
E257982 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Swahili people | Statement: [Mombasa, ethnicGroup, Swahili people]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swahili people
Context triple: [Mombasa, ethnicGroup, Swahili people]
  • A. Nyamwezi people
    The Nyamwezi people are a major Bantu ethnic group of central Tanzania, historically known as long-distance traders, caravan porters, and influential participants in 19th-century regional commerce and politics.
  • B. Zaramo people
    The Zaramo people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastal region around Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, historically known for their role in regional trade and early urbanization.
  • C. Hutu
    The Hutu are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in Rwanda and Burundi, historically forming the majority population and playing a central role in the region’s social and political dynamics.
  • D. Maasai
    Maasai is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
  • E. Sukuma people
    The Sukuma people are the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, traditionally agro-pastoralists known for their rich dance, music, and cultural heritage centered around the Lake Victoria region.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
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: Swahili people
Triple: [Mombasa, ethnicGroup, Swahili people]
Generated description
The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group native to the East African coast, historically known as maritime traders and cultural intermediaries blending African, Arab, and Persian influences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swahili people
Target entity description: The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group native to the East African coast, historically known as maritime traders and cultural intermediaries blending African, Arab, and Persian influences.
  • A. Nyamwezi people
    The Nyamwezi people are a major Bantu ethnic group of central Tanzania, historically known as long-distance traders, caravan porters, and influential participants in 19th-century regional commerce and politics.
  • B. Zaramo people
    The Zaramo people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastal region around Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, historically known for their role in regional trade and early urbanization.
  • C. Hutu
    The Hutu are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in Rwanda and Burundi, historically forming the majority population and playing a central role in the region’s social and political dynamics.
  • D. Maasai
    Maasai is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
  • E. Sukuma people
    The Sukuma people are the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, traditionally agro-pastoralists known for their rich dance, music, and cultural heritage centered around the Lake Victoria region.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a88a1a4a6081908645b0f2914521ab completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc71f767481908dfa9be209ea3c5a completed March 7, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae9638ef948190adf945aba42fac76 completed March 9, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae96fc0b508190b1da6aa41cddc488 completed March 9, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae977e539c81909cef638cc61e5ec1 completed March 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:55 p.m.