Triple

T21665231
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Makonde E534696 entity
Predicate linguisticBranch P1967 FINISHED
Object Makonde–Yao group
The Makonde–Yao group is a subgroup of Bantu languages that includes closely related tongues spoken primarily in southeastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and surrounding regions.
 E1495214 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: Makonde–Yao group | Statement: [Makonde, linguisticBranch, Makonde–Yao group]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Makonde–Yao group
Context triple: [Makonde, linguisticBranch, Makonde–Yao group]
  • A. Ngala–Lingala group
    The Ngala–Lingala group is a cluster of closely related Bantu languages and dialects of Central Africa, including Lingala and Bangala, spoken primarily in the Congo River region.
  • B. Nyoro–Ganda language group
    The Nyoro–Ganda language group is a cluster of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Uganda, including varieties such as Runyankole, Runyoro, and Luganda.
  • C. Sena–Nyanja languages
    The Sena–Nyanja languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
  • D. Kwango-Kwilu languages
    The Kwango-Kwilu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Kwango and Kwilu river regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring areas.
  • E. Southeast Bantu subgroup
    The Southeast Bantu subgroup is a branch of the Bantu language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in southeastern Africa.
  • 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: Makonde–Yao group
Triple: [Makonde, linguisticBranch, Makonde–Yao group]
Generated description
The Makonde–Yao group is a subgroup of Bantu languages that includes closely related tongues spoken primarily in southeastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and surrounding regions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Makonde–Yao group
Target entity description: The Makonde–Yao group is a subgroup of Bantu languages that includes closely related tongues spoken primarily in southeastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and surrounding regions.
  • A. Ngala–Lingala group
    The Ngala–Lingala group is a cluster of closely related Bantu languages and dialects of Central Africa, including Lingala and Bangala, spoken primarily in the Congo River region.
  • B. Nyoro–Ganda language group
    The Nyoro–Ganda language group is a cluster of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Uganda, including varieties such as Runyankole, Runyoro, and Luganda.
  • C. Sena–Nyanja languages
    The Sena–Nyanja languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
  • D. Kwango-Kwilu languages
    The Kwango-Kwilu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Kwango and Kwilu river regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring areas.
  • E. Southeast Bantu subgroup
    The Southeast Bantu subgroup is a branch of the Bantu language family comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in southeastern Africa.
  • 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_69e0c467e1f48190af2650b19175abc4 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef6c0b26c8819092c13e59dcc3c25c completed April 27, 2026, 2 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a15a0fcb8819095a7ada7e746a1ef completed May 17, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a165552f48190aab079b317c6e281 completed May 17, 2026, 7:26 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a1704fb4c819086a689ccced74f90 completed May 17, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:36 p.m.