Triple
T3959378
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nama |
E85862
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNeighboringContactLanguages |
P16383
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Afrikaans |
E5797
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Afrikaans | Statement: [Nama, hasNeighboringContactLanguages, Afrikaans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Afrikaans Context triple: [Nama, hasNeighboringContactLanguages, Afrikaans]
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A.
Afrikaans
chosen
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia, originating from 17th-century Dutch and influenced by various African and Asian languages.
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B.
Afrikaansche Galey
Afrikaansche Galey was a Dutch exploration ship notably associated with the early 18th-century Pacific voyages of navigator Jacob Roggeveen.
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C.
Xhosa
Xhosa is a Bantu language of South Africa, known for its distinctive click consonants and as one of the country’s major official languages.
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D.
Tshivenda
Tshivenda is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Venda people in northern South Africa and neighboring regions.
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E.
Zulu
Zulu is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in South Africa and widely influential in the country’s culture and other local languages.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasNeighboringContactLanguages Context triple: [Nama, hasNeighboringContactLanguages, Afrikaans]
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A.
hasNeighboringLanguages
chosen
Indicates that two languages are geographically or regionally adjacent to each other in their areas of use.
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B.
usedAsContactLanguageBetween
Indicates that a language functions as the medium of communication between two or more distinct language communities.
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C.
neighboringLanguageFamilies
Indicates that two language families are geographically adjacent or border each other in their primary regions of use.
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D.
closelyAssociatedLanguage
Indicates that one language is closely connected to another, such as through frequent co-use, mutual influence, or strong cultural or regional association.
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E.
usesWorkingLanguagesOf
Indicates that one entity employs or operates using the working languages associated with another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69aed93a96908190bcbdbfa718f155bd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefba878a48190a2e234d775215938 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b53fff53b88190a268c90889f7b5b6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aef8efcf3c81908ccf61d9ce26b0c0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:31 p.m.