Triple
T199633
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Ndebele |
E4072
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLexicalSimilarityTo |
P2525
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zulu |
E10115
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Zulu | Statement: [Northern Ndebele, hasLexicalSimilarityTo, Zulu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu Context triple: [Northern Ndebele, hasLexicalSimilarityTo, Zulu]
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A.
Zulu
chosen
Zulu is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in South Africa and widely influential in the country’s culture and other local languages.
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B.
Tshivenda
Tshivenda is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Venda people in northern South Africa and neighboring regions.
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C.
Xhosa
Xhosa is a Bantu language of South Africa, known for its distinctive click consonants and as one of the country’s major official languages.
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D.
Xitsonga
Xitsonga is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tsonga people in southern Africa, notably in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Southern Ndebele
Southern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, known for its distinctive click sounds and cultural association with the Ndebele people.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasLexicalSimilarityTo Context triple: [Northern Ndebele, hasLexicalSimilarityTo, Zulu]
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A.
hasCommonLoanwordsFrom
Indicates that two languages share loanwords that originate from the same source language.
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B.
usesRankStructureSimilarTo
Indicates that one entity organizes or orders its elements according to a ranking system that is similar to the ranking system used by another entity.
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C.
hasCognate
chosen
Indicates that two linguistic forms in different languages share a common historical origin, typically descending from the same ancestral word.
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D.
hasPronunciationDifferenceFrom
Indicates that two linguistic items differ in how they are pronounced.
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E.
areMutuallyIntelligibleToSomeDegree
Indicates that two or more languages or communication systems can be at least partially understood by each other’s users without prior learning or translation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a254bca59881909a15e1496f1508c7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25bcc6dc88190b8c24b485588dfe4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a34764cb5c8190b9095a38866387d9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b4886b48190b46fd2244648a098 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.