Triple
T16824316
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tonga (southern Africa) |
E408975
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnolinguisticGroup |
P3349
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe |
E150726
|
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: Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe | Statement: [Tonga (southern Africa), ethnolinguisticGroup, Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe Context triple: [Tonga (southern Africa), ethnolinguisticGroup, Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe]
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A.
Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga (Zambia) is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tonga people in southern Zambia and neighboring regions.
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B.
Tonga (Zimbabwe)
Tonga (Zimbabwe) is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tonga people living along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe and neighboring regions.
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C.
Tonga people
chosen
The Tonga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of southern Africa, traditionally living along the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe with a distinct language, culture, and history tied to the riverine environment.
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D.
Shona people
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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E.
Tonga languages (southern Africa)
Tonga languages (southern Africa) are a group of closely related Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring regions.
- 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_69d88394566c8190b3dcbdc72935f7fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b310ffec81908087e5aaacc4a7c2 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b29c170c81908fcc88c31e266ffb |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.