Triple
T13766738
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fulatha Tshabalala |
E330765
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ndebele people |
E149985
|
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: Ndebele people | Statement: [Fulatha Tshabalala, partOf, Ndebele people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ndebele people Context triple: [Fulatha Tshabalala, partOf, Ndebele people]
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A.
Ndebele people
chosen
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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B.
Thembu people
The Thembu people are a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group from South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, historically ruled by a royal lineage that includes figures such as Nelson Mandela.
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C.
Nguni people
The Nguni people are a group of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, known for their rich cultural traditions and historical kingdoms.
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D.
Kalanga people
The Kalanga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices.
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E.
Gcaleka Xhosa people
The Gcaleka Xhosa people are a major subgroup of the Xhosa nation in South Africa, historically centered in the Eastern Cape and known for their distinct chieftaincy 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0227f2c48190983ccc9395e4e7a2 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fbc31861b8819089d08c824512ab7f |
completed | May 6, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.