Triple
T6366936
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ovambo |
E143250
|
entity |
| Predicate | lexifierFamily |
P70230
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Niger–Congo |
E8177
|
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: Niger–Congo | Statement: [Ovambo, lexifierFamily, Niger–Congo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niger–Congo Context triple: [Ovambo, lexifierFamily, Niger–Congo]
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A.
Niger–Congo languages
chosen
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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B.
Benue–Congo languages
The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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C.
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.
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D.
Atlantic–Congo languages
Atlantic–Congo languages are a major branch of the Niger–Congo language family, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
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E.
Proto–Benue–Congo language
Proto–Benue–Congo language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Benue–Congo branch of the Niger–Congo language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods.
- 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: lexifierFamily Context triple: [Ovambo, lexifierFamily, Niger–Congo]
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A.
lexifierLanguage
Indicates that one language serves as the primary source or base language from which the core vocabulary and structure of another language, typically a pidgin or creole, are derived.
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B.
languageFamily
Indicates that two or more languages belong to the same genealogical language family or linguistic lineage.
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C.
languageFamilyAssociated
Indicates that there is an association or connection between a language and a particular language family.
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D.
languageFamilyOfWork
Indicates that a work belongs to or is classified under a particular language family.
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E.
languageFamilyOf
Indicates that one entity is the language family to which the other entity (a specific language) belongs.
- 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_69c008d8c61081908bcaf61510d881ed |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06811de2881909ead116117956981 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c723aba0f0819091ba9aa4184bf1d5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c060ee055081908c79a1d151bd74cd |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c0623bb29081908bfdfb84a07ece90 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:32 p.m.