Triple
T1805013
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jaffna Tamil |
E40200
|
entity |
| Predicate | closelyRelatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Batticaloa Tamil
Batticaloa Tamil is a regional dialect of Tamil spoken primarily in the Batticaloa region of eastern Sri Lanka, noted for its conservative phonology and distinct vocabulary compared to other Sri Lankan Tamil dialects.
|
E201096
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Batticaloa Tamil | Statement: [Jaffna Tamil, closelyRelatedTo, Batticaloa Tamil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batticaloa Tamil Context triple: [Jaffna Tamil, closelyRelatedTo, Batticaloa Tamil]
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A.
Jaffna Tamil
Jaffna Tamil is a distinct regional variety of the Tamil language spoken primarily in and around Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, known for its conservative linguistic features and unique phonology and vocabulary.
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B.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
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C.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
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D.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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E.
Sri Lankan Malay
Sri Lankan Malay is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay minority in Sri Lanka, reflecting a blend of Malay, Sinhala, and Tamil influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Batticaloa Tamil Triple: [Jaffna Tamil, closelyRelatedTo, Batticaloa Tamil]
Generated description
Batticaloa Tamil is a regional dialect of Tamil spoken primarily in the Batticaloa region of eastern Sri Lanka, noted for its conservative phonology and distinct vocabulary compared to other Sri Lankan Tamil dialects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Batticaloa Tamil Target entity description: Batticaloa Tamil is a regional dialect of Tamil spoken primarily in the Batticaloa region of eastern Sri Lanka, noted for its conservative phonology and distinct vocabulary compared to other Sri Lankan Tamil dialects.
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A.
Jaffna Tamil
Jaffna Tamil is a distinct regional variety of the Tamil language spoken primarily in and around Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, known for its conservative linguistic features and unique phonology and vocabulary.
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B.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.
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C.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
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D.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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E.
Sri Lankan Malay
Sri Lankan Malay is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay minority in Sri Lanka, reflecting a blend of Malay, Sinhala, and Tamil influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a88643a3388190a612f2ebe1fb29e7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa659648e8819085fafb60dc03f14b |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5df20948190943a60c209270b62 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb69c149081908b5b819c068a1ce2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adb8be528c819092a5e22b099fc2a0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.