Triple
T21027432
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Grain of Wheat |
E517975
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o |
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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: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Statement: [A Grain of Wheat, author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Context triple: [A Grain of Wheat, author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o]
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A.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
chosen
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a Kenyan writer, theorist of postcolonial literature, and prominent advocate for African languages whose novels, essays, and plays critique colonialism and its legacies.
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B.
Ayi Kwei Armah
Ayi Kwei Armah is a Ghanaian novelist and essayist renowned for his politically charged, stylistically experimental works exploring postcolonial corruption, disillusionment, and African identity.
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C.
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, and filmmaker best known for her critically acclaimed novel "Nervous Conditions," a landmark work in African literature.
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D.
Nakate
Nakate is a Ugandan surname most prominently associated with climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
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E.
Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda is a prominent South African novelist, playwright, and academic known for his influential works exploring post-apartheid society and Xhosa cultural identity.
- 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_69e0b503275c8190afd9a163f997c709 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6fc7d93908190a2c29a4051fb5acc |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:55 p.m.