Triple
T6505005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ndebele people |
E149985
|
entity |
| Predicate | traditionalLanguage |
P6149
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southern Ndebele language |
E26699
|
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: Southern Ndebele language | Statement: [Ndebele people, traditionalLanguage, Southern Ndebele language]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Ndebele language Context triple: [Ndebele people, traditionalLanguage, Southern Ndebele language]
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A.
Southern Ndebele
chosen
Southern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, known for its distinctive click sounds and cultural association with the Ndebele people.
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B.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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C.
Tshivenda
Tshivenda is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Venda people in northern South Africa and neighboring regions.
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D.
Tswa language
The Tswa language is a Bantu language of southern Africa, spoken mainly in Mozambique and neighboring regions, and is closely related to Xitsonga within the Tswa-Ronga group.
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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_69c687ef291081909d437f035eef1cda |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c69965c8448190b9eb0c50711dd44f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6cb43db608190b785e77f6850bb6f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:43 p.m.