Triple
T18409093
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zemba |
E441704
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLinguisticAncestor |
P11719
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Proto-Niger-Congo |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Proto-Niger-Congo | Statement: [Zemba, hasLinguisticAncestor, Proto-Niger-Congo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Niger-Congo Context triple: [Zemba, hasLinguisticAncestor, Proto-Niger-Congo]
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A.
Proto-Niger–Congo
chosen
Proto-Niger–Congo is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Niger–Congo language family, from which many languages across sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have descended.
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B.
Proto–Benue–Congo language
Proto–Benue–Congo language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Benue–Congo branch of the Niger–Congo language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods.
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C.
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
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D.
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
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E.
Benue–Congo languages
The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9eb8a508190a942fd75ebd8b1dc |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5195b98808190b9cfb2e444f2b524 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:47 a.m.