Triple

T8126018
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bantu T languages E189730 entity
Predicate classifiedBy P87 FINISHED
Object Guthrie classification of Bantu languages E155058 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: Guthrie classification of Bantu languages | Statement: [Bantu T languages, classifiedBy, Guthrie classification of Bantu languages]

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: Guthrie classification of Bantu languages
Context triple: [Bantu T languages, classifiedBy, Guthrie classification of Bantu languages]
  • A. Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo chosen
    The Guthrie classification of Niger-Congo is a historical linguistic framework that organizes the Niger-Congo language family into geographic and typological groups, widely used as a reference system despite later revisions and critiques.
  • B. Bantuistics
    Bantuistics is the linguistic field devoted to the scientific study and analysis of Bantu languages, including their structure, history, and classification.
  • C. Jarawan Bantu languages
    Jarawan Bantu languages are a small, poorly documented group of Bantu-related languages spoken mainly in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon, notable for their uncertain classification within the Bantu family.
  • D. Great Lakes Bantu languages
    The Great Lakes Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken around Africa’s Great Lakes region, including languages such as Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, and Luganda.
  • E. Northeast Coast Bantu languages
    The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the eastern African coast, including varieties used in parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
  • 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_69ca82bb74848190afb1f18640632c10 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb438eb778819085296e6cbfa2e70d ner completed
NED1 batch_69cc946b44d08190a042932ee908dc2f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:34 p.m.