Triple

T7538414
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gbaya languages E178209 entity
Predicate subclassOf P1244 FINISHED
Object Niger–Congo language family E8177 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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 language family | Statement: [Gbaya languages, subclassOf, Niger–Congo language family]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Niger–Congo language family
Context triple: [Gbaya languages, subclassOf, Niger–Congo language family]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f2be3888190a6667a27f8f195e9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f8710400819088e430c8c550577e ner completed
NED1 batch_69c9a53a44e48190bddf0f4faec136e7 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:48 p.m.