Triple
T7613768
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sotho-Tswana peoples |
E172307
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedEthnicGroup |
P1969
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Shona people |
E644321
|
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: Shona people | Statement: [Sotho-Tswana peoples, relatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shona people Context triple: [Sotho-Tswana peoples, relatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
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A.
Shona people
chosen
The Shona people are a major Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily inhabiting Zimbabwe and known for their rich traditions in sculpture, music, and spiritual practices.
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B.
Chewa people
The Chewa people are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and Southern Africa, primarily found in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique, known for their matrilineal society, rich agricultural traditions, and distinctive Gule Wamkulu masked dances.
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C.
Mambwe people
The Mambwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and closely related cultural ties with neighboring groups such as the Fipa.
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D.
Ndebele people
The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Tswa people
The Tswa people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, closely related to other Tsonga-speaking communities and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
- 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_69c6994f50808190ba228764bb422417 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6fa418ef081908fd17ff367520995 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c86868dce08190b31229ff2e06fe0c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:55 p.m.